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EA Takes 'Medal of Honor' Series "Out of Rotation"

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Due to Warfighter's poor showing, there will no longer be anymore Medal of Honors.

After thirteen years of the first person shooter series, Medal of Honor is finally being retired. After Warfighter's poor showing last year, game critics predicted that EA was going to be shelving the series. This was confirmed at the publisher's third quarter financial call.

"The game was solid, but the focus on combat authenticity did not resonate with consumers," EA COO Peter Moore said. "Critics were polarized and gave the game scores which were, frankly, lower than it deserved. This one is behind us now. We are taking Medal of Honor out of the rotation and have a plan to bring year-over-year continuity to our shooter offerings."

With an over-saturated FPS market, it's no surprise that the series has been given the boot despite its past successes. There's simply no room for Medal of Honor, especially if EA wants to focus on Call of Duty-killing with the Battlefield series.

 

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    house70 , January 31, 2013 11:00 PM
    MOH (and CoD) started as awesome WW2 inspired games. They went downhill ever since.
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    sacre , January 31, 2013 10:37 PM
    I remember MOHAA, fun game online until kids starting hacking the crap out of it.

    I'll miss ya MOH. Today, FPS's are everywhere and none of them bring any originality. COD is just terrible now, focused on spamming guns like madmen running at 150mph.

    I miss the Rainbow Six days, slow paced, team work, 1-2 shot death.

    But unfortunately for that to come back we need patience, which kids lack and unfortunately kids are the focus with these FPS games.

    Oh well. Soon a Gem will shine and i'll be enjoying slow paced FPS team work gaming.
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    Yuka , January 31, 2013 10:42 PM
    There's a single word for EA's failures and one word that will put them back in the game:

    Origin and Steam, respectively.

    Really, EA, really. If you haven't pulled out the games from Steam, you would not be in this position AT ALL. And don't give us the "oh, Steam and their draconian TOS!". Just give them a bloody copy of the patches you put and it will be fine. Stop trying to push Origin down our throats (well, not mine; don't have any EA game with it) and then you'll sell stuff again.

    Cheers!
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    sacre , January 31, 2013 10:37 PM
    I remember MOHAA, fun game online until kids starting hacking the crap out of it.

    I'll miss ya MOH. Today, FPS's are everywhere and none of them bring any originality. COD is just terrible now, focused on spamming guns like madmen running at 150mph.

    I miss the Rainbow Six days, slow paced, team work, 1-2 shot death.

    But unfortunately for that to come back we need patience, which kids lack and unfortunately kids are the focus with these FPS games.

    Oh well. Soon a Gem will shine and i'll be enjoying slow paced FPS team work gaming.
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    Yuka , January 31, 2013 10:42 PM
    There's a single word for EA's failures and one word that will put them back in the game:

    Origin and Steam, respectively.

    Really, EA, really. If you haven't pulled out the games from Steam, you would not be in this position AT ALL. And don't give us the "oh, Steam and their draconian TOS!". Just give them a bloody copy of the patches you put and it will be fine. Stop trying to push Origin down our throats (well, not mine; don't have any EA game with it) and then you'll sell stuff again.

    Cheers!
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    house70 , January 31, 2013 11:00 PM
    MOH (and CoD) started as awesome WW2 inspired games. They went downhill ever since.
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    Trialsking , January 31, 2013 11:01 PM
    YukaThere's a single word for EA's failures and one word that will put them back in the game:o rigin and Steam, respectively.Really, EA, really. If you haven't pulled out the games from Steam, you would not be in this position AT ALL. And don't give us the "oh, Steam and their draconian TOS!". Just give them a bloody copy of the patches you put and it will be fine. Stop trying to push Origin down our throats (well, not mine; don't have any EA game with it) and then you'll sell stuff again.Cheers!


    +1

    Couldn't agree more!

    Now if they could just "retire" the CoD series we might be back on the road to innovation in the FPS game dept.
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    tomfreak , January 31, 2013 11:01 PM
    YukaThere's a single word for EA's failures and one word that will put them back in the game:o rigin and Steam, respectively.Really, EA, really. If you haven't pulled out the games from Steam, you would not be in this position AT ALL. And don't give us the "oh, Steam and their draconian TOS!". Just give them a bloody copy of the patches you put and it will be fine. Stop trying to push Origin down our throats (well, not mine; don't have any EA game with it) and then you'll sell stuff again.Cheers!
    MOH is failure is not the fault of Origin. Fanboy should Stop making assumption that everything have to be on steam to be success.

    battlefield 3 is a success without steam, Mass effect 3 is also a success without steam, how could u explain?

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    samuelspark , January 31, 2013 11:14 PM
    TomfreakMOH is failure is not the fault of Origin. Fanboy should Stop making assumption that everything have to be on steam to be success.battlefield 3 is a success without steam, Mass effect 3 is also a success without steam, how could u explain?


    A lot of people consider BF3 to be a complete fail due to DRM and the crappy Origin software you need to get with it.

    ME3 is probably considered to be the worst ME with the extremely disappointing ending.
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    stickmansam , January 31, 2013 11:23 PM
    sacreI remember MOHAA, fun game online until kids starting hacking the crap out of it.I'll miss ya MOH. Today, FPS's are everywhere and none of them bring any originality. COD is just terrible now, focused on spamming guns like madmen running at 150mph.I miss the Rainbow Six days, slow paced, team work, 1-2 shot death. But unfortunately for that to come back we need patience, which kids lack and unfortunately kids are the focus with these FPS games.Oh well. Soon a Gem will shine and i'll be enjoying slow paced FPS team work gaming.


    There is Counter Strike still for us hard core fps players :) 
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    tomfreak , January 31, 2013 11:25 PM
    samuelsparkA lot of people consider BF3 to be a complete fail due to DRM and the crappy Origin software you need to get with it. ME3 is probably considered to be the worst ME with the extremely disappointing ending.
    it the share holder eye, those 2 games are selling, it is a success. Success of the game are depends on how good the game sells, not how good are. COD series u like it or not(I hate it) it is also a success.

    I still do not see how relating steam can decide the game failure or not. Minecraft is not on steam, is it a failure? Startcraft 2 is also not coming with steam. I dont see failure either.

    Origin is just another version of steam. Steam is just slightly better. Both of them are clients. Both of them are DRM.
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    A Bad Day , January 31, 2013 11:45 PM
    Quote:
    The game was solid, but the focus on combat authenticity did not resonate with consumers


    Hey EA, maybe you should reconsider your own approach at the gaming industry. You damn CEO believed that it would be okay to charge $1 or 10 cents for each magazine of bullets. That's not smart profit thinking. That's insanity.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR6-u8OIJTE
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    bustapr , February 1, 2013 12:08 AM
    TomfreakMOH is failure is not the fault of Origin. Fanboy should Stop making assumption that everything have to be on steam to be success.battlefield 3 is a success without steam, Mass effect 3 is also a success without steam, how could u explain?

    ME3 and BF3 were highly expected games. they had an enormous following before release and very good hype. most people got origin just for these games. MoH however had lost the massive following it once had ever since CoD and BF3 became so popular. It might have had a chance to succeed if it was available on steam, where millions of people log in every day and are well accepting of the homepage and the interface. Not much chance to succeed with origin.
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    TheBigTroll , February 1, 2013 12:26 AM
    MoH wasnt much of the run and gun type you would see in CoD. way more realistic. guess 8 year olds dont understand that properly
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    ckholt83 , February 1, 2013 12:49 AM
    sacreI remember MOHAA, fun game online until kids starting hacking the crap out of it.I'll miss ya MOH. Today, FPS's are everywhere and none of them bring any originality. COD is just terrible now, focused on spamming guns like madmen running at 150mph.I miss the Rainbow Six days, slow paced, team work, 1-2 shot death. But unfortunately for that to come back we need patience, which kids lack and unfortunately kids are the focus with these FPS games.Oh well. Soon a Gem will shine and i'll be enjoying slow paced FPS team work gaming.


    If you want an FPS that requires patience and teamwork, check out Natural Selection 2.
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    bigdragon , February 1, 2013 12:59 AM
    I love the part of this interview where EA refers to Medal of Honor as a missed hit. They automatically assumed that people would just gobble it up like Call of Duty. It's funny to read the whole interview and see just how badly EA missed its own expectations and how they blame reviewers and potential customers rather than recognizing the faults of their own product. The management of EA must be from another universe or something. They will continue to fail the more they continue to blame their customers for their faults.
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    MasterMace , February 1, 2013 2:41 AM
    People liked MOH because of its authenticity. This COO is a moron. The problems with MOH2010 were not fixed in MOH:WF, and things even got worse. That's why customers rejected EA's terrible bid at coaxing more money from people. It will be the same with the next Battlefield game if they don't fix the issues.
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    Gundam288 , February 1, 2013 3:31 AM
    MasterMacePeople liked MOH because of its authenticity. This COO is a moron. The problems with MOH2010 were not fixed in MOH:WF, and things even got worse. That's why customers rejected EA's terrible bid at coaxing more money from people. It will be the same with the next Battlefield game if they don't fix the issues.

    And I will go out on a limb and say that they won't given they they tried to sucker it to people or "sell" it with Battlefield 4 Beta access in 2013.

    Been playing battlefield since BF2/BF2 MF and BF3 left a bad taste in my mouth. I will not be pre-ordering BF4 until I see that it moves away from battlelog. That was also a contributing reason why MoH:WF failed. It required Battlelog and Origin, just like Battlefield 3.

    I can understand wanting to use your own platform but forcing origin and then loading it like some Unity engine game VIA a webpage and selling it for $60 is just wrong. If I'm paying $60 I expect a main menu.
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    downhill911 , February 1, 2013 3:31 AM
    Thank you EA. This is your best decision in last 2-3 years.
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    zeppelin101 , February 1, 2013 5:20 AM
    Are you guys seriously blaming Origin for MoH's lack of success? MoH 1 & 2 were just BAD games. It's really that simple. They were pretty - the graphics were awesome. I think even the soundtracks were pretty good. But the gameplay was just laughable. I didn't play MoH 2, but MoH was like a bad joke. It used every imaginable cliche. It was trying to be Call of Duty AND realistic at the same time and it failed at doing either of those things well. Even as an *attempted* CoD clone (in the single player aspect), it was very bad, because it was more linear and boring than any of the CoD games. Like them or not, the CoD campaigns always innovate in some aspects. Meanwhile, MoH1's campaign was trying to emulate experiences we have *ALREADY HAD* - and had gotten sick of by now.

    And the multiplayer? I tried the MP Beta for MoH1 back in the day and, bugs aside, it was also extremely bland. Much more so than BF3 - which is also boring. All in all, everyone needs to stop blaming Origin for EA's failures. Origin is NOT one of them. Origin is a WELL-DONE Steam alternative and EA is within its right to have their Steam counterpart.
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    CrArC , February 1, 2013 8:34 AM
    Trialsking+1Couldn't agree more!Now if they could just "retire" the CoD series we might be back on the road to innovation in the FPS game dept.
    Oh please, please let CoD be next. If there ever was a ruined, vapid series that needs to be destroyed, it's modern-day CoD.
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    captainblacko , February 1, 2013 9:39 AM
    ...dont worry guys the new rainbow six is due this year. it will save us from the 150mph gun totting kids.
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    RussK1 , February 1, 2013 11:28 AM
    People complaining about Origin are funny... What's so different about Steam? Oh Steam is great until you need customer support then you'd be lucky to get it. I've had nothing but positive experiences from EA support, in fact, they have gone out of their way to help even issuing new game keys without hassle and without charge.
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