GO BEHIND THE HEADLINES AND FIGHT TODAY'S GLOBAL THREAT WITH
EA'S MEDAL OF HONOR WARFIGHTER
Written by Tier 1 Operators While Deployed Overseas,
Single-Player Missions are Inspired by Actual Events;
Multiplayer Game Introduces International Tier 1 Operators
Players that pre-order the Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited
Edition will receive the U.S. Navy SEAL Tier 1 Sniper pack as
an exclusive early multiplayer unlock at launch
Guildford, UK. - Mar. 6, 2012 - Danger Close Games, a studio
of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced that
Medal of Honor Warfighter will launch on October
23, 2012. The game follows the 2010
Medal of Honor
reboot that moved the series out of World War II into
war-torn Afghanistan and introduced the U.S. Tier 1 Operator.
Medal of Honor Warfighter goes beyond Afghanistan
and takes the fight to the enemy in missions that have a
dotted line to real world events. From rescuing hostages in
the Philippines to eliminating the pirate threat on the
Somali Coast, the game is an up close and personal look into
the fight against today's global terror threat. Written by
U.S. Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas,
Medal of
Honor Warfighter delivers an aggressive, gritty and
authentic experience that puts gamers in the boots of the
world's most precise and disciplined warriors.
Medal of Honor Warfighter tells the personal story
of U.S. Tier 1 Operator "Preacher," as he returns home only
to find his family torn apart from years of combat
deployment. Trying to pick up the pieces and salvage what
remains of his marriage, Preacher is reminded of what he's
fighting for - family. But when a deadly explosive known as
PETN penetrates civilian borders and his two worlds collide,
Preacher and his fellow teammates are sent in to do what they
do best - solve the problem.
Players that pre-order the
Medal of Honor Warfighter
Limited Edition* will unlock the U.S. Navy SEAL Tier 1
Sniper on day one of launch. This multiplayer unlock saves an
estimated 40-hours of time that would normally be required to
unlock the unit.
Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited
Edition is available on Origin.com and other
participating retailers. Visit
www.medalofhonor.comfor
more details.
"From recent news headlines to movies to best-selling books,
everyone is talking about the Special Operations Community
and the warriors who defend our freedom.
Medal of Honor
Warfighter gives these Operators a chance to tell their
personal story of brotherhood, family and the current fight,"
said Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer,
Medal of
Honor. "But Tier 1 Operators are not uniquely American.
This year we're going global and introducing international
Tier 1 units in our multiplayer game and taking players to
hotspots around the world. We continue to honor these
warriors with reverence and respect with an authentic look
into their lives at home and abroad."
In multiplayer, gamers around the world can represent their
nation's Tier 1 Operators on the global battlefield. The game
features 12 different Tier 1 Operators from a variety of
nations including the Australian SASR, British SAS, German
KSK and Polish GROM among others. For the first time in the
series,
Medal of Honor Warfighter introduces
multi-national Tier 1 "blue-vs-blue" team play where the
world's best-of-the-best warriors go head-to-head in online
competition.
Utilizing the advanced power of the Frostbite 2 game engine,
Medal of Honor Warfighter is being developed by
Danger Close Games in Los Angeles, California.
Medal of
Honor Warfighter sees the return of key development
leads that helped reboot the multi-platinum hit in 2010. The
core team is bolstered by industry veterans who hail from
DICE, Treyarch and other award-winning game studios.
Together, this team is united behind a single engine
platform, and a single vision for the game - authenticity,
respect and honor for today's Warfighters, with real emotion,
real threats and a game designed to highlight the
extraordinary nature of the material.
Medal of Honor Warfighter will be available
worldwide on October 23, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and PC. For more information on
Medal of Honor Warfighter, please visit
www.medalofhonor.com, and
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