Can Medal of Honor video game challenge Modern Warfare 2’s domination?
There’s only one video game franchise that could possibly take on the dominance of Activision Blizzard’s Modern Warfare 2, which has become the fastest-selling video game of all time. And that franchise is Medal of Honor, owned by Electronic Arts. EA announced today it will create a new version of Medal of Honor, which will dispense with its traditional World War II setting and move to the modern war landscapes of Afghanistan. The game is expected to launch in 2010, with a focus on a secret elite soldier group known as the Tier 1 Operator. So it will be a covert operations game, as opposed to the more traditional war-fighting that typified previous Medal of Honor games. The showdown between Medal of Honor and Modern Warfare 2 is another example of the grudge match between EA and Activision Blizzard (and its Infinity Ward division, which was started by former Medal of Honor creators). In everything from skateboarding to music games, these companies are dueling for the hearts of video ga
