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There Will Apparently Be a New Medal of Honor, and it Will Apparently Be Called 'Warfighter'

New OXM issue lets slip the details on Danger Close's follow up to its 2010 Medal of Honor reboot.

If you're the sort of person who simply cannot get enough of video game soldiers fighting video game wars that may or may not closely resemble real life wars and soldiers, then has EA ever got an announcement for you.

No, this isn't a screenshot of Medal of Honor: Warfighter. We don't have any of those yet.
No, this isn't a screenshot of Medal of Honor: Warfighter. We don't have any of those yet.

Though the publisher hasn't come out with a press release or anything yet, Game Informer is reporting that the upcoming issue of Official Xbox Magazine unveils EA's latest spin on dudes fighting wars in Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

Developed by Danger Close Games, the team behind the 2010 Medal of Honor reboot that our Jeff Gerstmann was not overly fond of, Warfighter will once again follow a team of Tier One Operators, and will be developed using DICE's Frostbite 2.0 engine, the same used on Battlefield 3. Multiplayer will be built in-house this time around, as opposed to last time, where it was farmed out to DICE.

EA is expected to reveal more of Medal of Honor: Warfighter at GDC next month. Or, you know, you can just pick up a copy of OXM and see all the screenshots and interviews and what have you. That's what it's there for, after all.

phuzzybunny is online on Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:23 p.m.

Warfighter? sounds familiar

spartanzeroxon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:23 p.m.

YAY!

Sinfulon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:24 p.m.

Next Up...WarShooter.

notdavidon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:24 p.m.

How advanced is the warfighting?

chilibean_3on Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:24 p.m.

No thanks, friends.

Ehkeron Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:25 p.m.

Call for Honor: Warfighter

Grissefar is online on Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:26 p.m.
Next up: Medal of Honor: Gunshooter, Medal of Honor: Conflict and Medal of Honor: Military Combat
Hailinelon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:27 p.m.
So development of the multiplayer is being handled by the same developer as the Medal of Honor single-player that was pretty much universally reviled? What could possibly go wrong?
JeanLucon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:28 p.m.

No interest

Animastaon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:29 p.m.

next game: medal of honor manshoot

Video_Game_Kingon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.

@Alex said:

Though the publisher hasn't come out with a press release or anything yet, Game Informer is reporting that the upcoming issue of Official Xbox Magazine unveils EA's latest spin on dudes fighting wars in Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

So Game Informer is basically telling Official Xbox Magazine to piss off :P?

xobballoxon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:31 p.m.

I really enjoyed the MoH single player, so I'm interested in this... but come on, really? Medal of Honor: Warfighter? Really?

WiFiPirateon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:31 p.m.

Cause why wouldn't it be? What's next War-Mania?

ShaggEon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:34 p.m.

War of Dutiful Modern Fighting Combatfield Unleashed: Wrath of Reckoning.

Meatsimon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:38 p.m.

I will just stick with BF3.

marcusofadownon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:38 p.m.

Medal of Honor: Dude shooter

Delta_Asson Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:38 p.m.
Well, I like Warfighters. But I really hope they're advanced. 
MordeaniisChaoson Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:43 p.m.

@WiFiPirate said:

Cause why wouldn't it be? What's next War-Mania?

Haven't you seen the shootmania screenshots? :3

Eribusteron Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:44 p.m.

@Hailinel said:

So development of the multiplayer is being handled by the same developer as the Medal of Honor single-player that was pretty much universally reviled? What could possibly go wrong?

Universally? Personally, the single-player was the most interesting bit of Medal of Honor (2010). And even then it was still a scripted corridor.

It's nice that Danger Close has another chance at making a game because I really liked some of the things in Medal of Honor (2010). I know this has little chance of coming true, but I hope they take Warfighter more in the direction of tactical simulators like the old Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon games. I really want Danger Close to make good on their mission to deliver an "authentic" military-themed experience. Medal of Honor (2010) still felt a bit too silly at times.

Also, as Danger Close is using Frostbite 2.0, I hope they tone down all the god damn lens flare and lighting effects.

S0mewh4tD4m4gedon Feb. 23, 2012 at 12:44 p.m.

Call of Honored Duty

Dig Deeper into Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Danger Close takes a second crack at combat with Medal of Honor: Warfighter, now on DICE's Frostbite 2.0 engine.

US Release Date: Oct. 23, 2012

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