Medal of Honor turned out to be an interesting case for what is acceptable in games. While there was major debate on the morality of discussing the game in the context of the current conflict by mainstrem media sources, gamers by and large still took the game from an entertainment perspective. Though critical reception of the Medal of Honor reboot was not as good as it could have been, gamers still purchased Medal of Honor enough to where a sequel seems to be in order.
Danger Close, the EA studio tasked with creating the reboot, has posted a new job listing looking for an AI engineer for an as yet “unannounced AAA first person shooter title.” Even more interesting is that the listing specifically requests that applicants have “exposure to multiplayer and/or co-op development.” Perhaps this is an indication that the studio will be working on the title all their own, rather than have another studio handle the multiplayer experience, much like DICE did with Medal of Honor.
While the game is not specifically named, this all but confirms that Electronic Arts is indeed going ahead with the sequel. While EA stated that 3 million units would need to be sold for a sequel to be considered, the most recent reports from November place the sales figures closer to 2 million.
The studio also mentioned that it would be more than a year on development time for any Medal of Honor title. Given the less than stellar reviews, Danger Close is definitely paying attention to consumer and critic feedback on Medal of Honor.
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January 7, 2011
That's good if they are cause I enjoyed Medal of Honor. It can only get better.