Stephen Spielberg's, EA's new "Medal of Honor" video game top UK chart
Electronic Arts (EA) announced that the Medal of Honor video games, whose story was created by Stephen Spielberg, claimed the #1 chart position in the United Kingdom.
According to the official GfK-ChartTrack data, the game has already sold through more than 1.5 million units in just five days since the game was launched in the United States and with just two days of sales in Europe and Asia.
Electronic Arts also announced that on November 2, 2010, the video game will expand with the release of an all-new explosive multiplayer mode.
The multiplayer mode Clean Sweep is an elimination mode where players must rely on their own skill and team mates' expertise to prevail as the winning team. The new mode can be played across two all-new maps Bagram Hangar and Khyber Caves. It can also be played in the redesigned versions of the popular Diwagal Camp and Kabul City Ruins maps.
Clean Sweep will be available on November 2 via Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network to owners of Medal of Honor with Online Pass.
Electornic Arts President Frank Gibeau said: "Medal of Honor is one of EA's most storied franchises and we're thrilled to see that fans worldwide have embraced it."
"In this ultra competitive category, Medal of Honor stands out from the pack. By portraying the Tier 1 Operator as so elite, so tough, Medal of Honor offers a view into a world that has the power to resonate with FPS gamers everywhere."
Medal of Honor multiplayer showcases world-class First Person Shooter action and dedicated server support with all of the same authentic settings, weapons and realistic action depicted in the single-player game.
Medal of Honor leaves the WWII theatre for the first time in its more than a decade long history. The video game now enters the modern setting of war-torn Afghanistan. A small band of fictional characters provides the narrative for the game.
In the new Medal of Honor, players are intoduced to the Tier 1 Operator, an elite warrior and relatively unknown instrument of the U.S. Military which operates under the National Command Authority to take on missions no one else can handle.
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