The characters were later given the more ambiguous moniker “Opposing Force.”
Two years ago, military officials opted not to stock the first-ever modern-day “Medal of Honor” title after protests over the game’s multiplayer mode, which allowed gamers to represent the Taliban. It’s not the first time a “ Medal of Honor” game has found itself in hot water. (EA spokesman Peter Nguyen said last Friday the company has no plans to recall or alter “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” in light of the SEALs’ punishment.) The NPD Group, which tracks sales of new physical products, said last week that “Warfighter” ranked eighth in overall game sales in October, behind such titles as “NBA 2K13” and “Resident Evil 6.” EA noted in an earnings call last month that “Warfighter” had a “weaker than expected performance.” READ MORE: UPDATE: Police Corner Large Wayward Bear In Petaluma Neighborhood Tree The tactic doesn’t seem to have helped fuel “Warfighter” sales. Still, to ramp up the game’s realism, “Warfighter” creators mimicked real-world weaponry and centered the plot on the ripped-from-the-headlines threat of an industrial explosive known as PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the same material used in 2001 by convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid when he tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight. For instance, our overarching single-player campaign story revolves around a global hunt to shut down a fictional terror network.” “They serve as dotted-line inspiration for things that go on in the game. “In terms of the various conflicts that are still going on throughout the world, we touch upon those, but we don’t replicate them exactly,” he said. Thai said the real-world inspiration for that level was far less fiery. One of the game’s missions tasks players with explosively battling a band of Somali pirates. Thai noted that both the gamemakers and military personnel who consulted on “Warfighter” were cognizant about not detailing too much about current conflicts – or making them boring in virtual form.
“We worked really closely with more than two dozen operators on the mission objectives, operations, maneuvers and various elements in the game that helped shape our single-player campaign, things like the weaponry, the gear, the way these operatives perform door breeches,” said Luke Thai, producer at Danger Close Games, ahead of the game’s Oct. Navy officials said last week that seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to take down Osama bin Laden, were reprimanded for disclosing classified information to the creators of “Warfighter,” a modern-day, first-person shooter from developer Danger Close Games and Redwood City-based publisher Electronic Arts Inc. I think most people would agree there’s not the same level of sensitivity when compared to old World War II or Vietnam War games.” READ MORE: Fremont Police Officer Injured in Traffic Accident “When you’re dealing with current topics, there’s a higher level of sensitivity. “These games are now trying to portray things and tell stories around current events,” said Casey Lynch, editor-in-chief of the San Francisco-based gaming site IGN.com.
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REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF/AP) – The punishment of Navy SEALs who worked on the video game “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” is the latest in a series of misfires for the interactive medium’s popular military shooter genre, which continues to face scrutiny as high-definition graphics become more lifelike and gamemakers attempt to create the most authentic experiences possible.
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