EA not backing down on Medal of Honor controversy

Not only is Medal of Honor‘s single player rooted in the current conflict in Afghanistan, but the multiplayer component lets players assume the role of a Taliban soldier and gun down US troops on the opposing team. If that isn’t the definition of controversy then I don’t know what is (well maybe it’s capping innocents in a Russian airport).

It’s taken a while for the whole debate to get kicked into gear, but yesterday UK Defense Secretary Liam Fox called for retailers to ban game the after expressing “anger and disgust” towards the title.

Of course, EA had to pipe up on the matter and so company president Frank Gibeau spoke to Develop, saying: “We respect the media’s views but at the same time

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