Amid Controversy, EA Pulls Taliban From Medal of Honor Multiplayer 495
Last month we discussed news that upcoming shooter Medal of Honor would allow players to take the role of Taliban forces in multiplayer games, causing no small amount of consternation among political groups and military supporters. Now, Electronic Arts and developer Danger Close have bowed to pressure and announced that the Taliban side would simply be referred to as "opposing force." Quoting executive producer Greg Goodrich:
"The majority of this feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. For this, the Medal of Honor team is deeply appreciative. However, we have also received feedback from friends and families of fallen soldiers who have expressed concern over the inclusion of the Taliban in the multiplayer portion of our game. This is a very important voice to the Medal of Honor team. This is a voice that has earned the right to be listened to. It is a voice that we care deeply about. ... While this change should not directly affect gamers, as it does not fundamentally alter the gameplay, we are making this change for the men and women serving in the military and for the families of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice — this franchise will never willfully disrespect, intentionally or otherwise, your memory and service."
This took a whopping 3 seconds to do. (Score:2, Informative)
So all these politically correct people will be appeased, but nothing of substance will have changed.
Re:Well that's stupid. (Score:4, Informative)
Nobody is forcing EA to take this out;
You mean except for how that general was going to get the game banned from all EA game stores on military bases? Saying that is not trying to force them into taking out the name is like saying that being held up at knife point isn't forcing someone to do something they don't want.
they are simply choosing not to offend the people who have expressed their concerns.
You mean people who were never the target audience of the game and weren't going to be buying or playing it? Yes, it's great that they are bowing to a bunch of whiners at the expense of the actual customers.
Re:Well that's stupid. (Score:1, Informative)
Simply ask yourself where such a depraved individual might poop. Well, he has two socks and the bathroom is a long, long way from the keyboard...
Re:Errr... this is a wargame, folks! (Score:3, Informative)
The difference between history and propaganda is that history is what actually happened, whereas propaganda is what people want to have happened. It is important not to confuse the two. History is rarely taught, because what actually happened is rarely known.