Total Medal of Honor

The often rumored "modern combat" reboot of the Medal of Honor series has just been confirmed as being in the works.

Operating directly under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors are called on when the mission must not fail. They are the Tier 1 Operators.

Over 2 million Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines wear the uniform. Of those, approximately 50 thousand fall under the direct control of the Special Operations Command. The Tier 1 Operator functions on a plane of existence above and beyond even the most highly trained Special Operations Forces. Their exact numbers, while classified, hover in the low hundreds. They are living, breathing, precision instruments of war. They are experts in the application of violence. The new Medal of Honor is inspired by and has been developed with Tier 1 Operators from this elite community. Players will step into the boots of these warriors and apply their unique skill sets to a new enemy in the most unforgiving and hostile battlefield conditions of present day Afghanistan.

There is a new enemy. There is a new war. There is a new warrior. He is Tier 1.

The first glimpse at the game will be shown during the VGA's next week. The official site already has a tease trailer up and a few additional details.

Just as quickly as the reports started to come in that Microsoft was looking to acquire EA is the speed at which they were smashed. Microsoft announced that they are not looking to take over EA.

"There's no truth to the speculation" said David Dennis, a Microsoft spokesman, "We have no plans to purchase EA."

There you all have it. We may all return to our regularly schedule programming.

Reports are coming in today from Reuters that Microsoft were involved in "unsubstantiated talks" to acquire gaming giant, Electronic Arts.

Citing information from traders, a Reuters report said there was "unsubstantiated talk" that Microsoft is interested in buying the publisher of the Madden, Medal of Honor and FIFA series.

Shares of EA jumped 97 cents, or 5.24%, to $19.49 on the news, outpacing the Nasdaq, which grew 0.19%.

Although merely a rumor, an acquisition would boost Microsoft's presence in the video game space.

Should this acquisition actually happen, there is no telling just what may happen to some of your favorite game series. As you already know, EA owns the publishing rights to the Battlefield series, Medal of Honor, and much, much more.

We'll certainly keep an eye on this one to see how it pans out. If it ends up being nothing more than a rumor, so be it.

To continue the celebration of all things Blizzard that is Blizzcon, TGN has launched our own site aimed at the series - Total Blizzard. Total Blizzard will be the center of attention for all things related to Blizzard here at TGN.

Some of you may remember our venture a few years ago known as Total Warcraft. This is not Total Warcraft, and we feel this can't be stressed enough. We aim to provide up-to-the minute news for all things Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft for as long as we stick around.

While the site may look a little empty at the moment, that is only because we are trying to move things along at the same pace as Blizzcon. You will notice that all content for Starcraft II has been made available from our homepage, but information for Diablo and World of Warcraft is still missing. We will have the content you're looking for ready for you within the next few days, please sit patiently.

So without further ado, we welcome the Horde and Alliance, the Zerg and Protoss, and you to Total Blizzard.

Softpedia is claiming to have an "Inside source" that says the next Medal of Honor will be released Summer 2010.

There are a lot of first person shooter franchises out there, as it is a very popular genre and many people want to experience just what it is like to enter a battlefield and try to turn the tide in your favor and eventually win the battle.

One of the most proficient franchises in the genre is Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor series, which has entertained people through various recreations of famous World War II scenarios. But even though it has a lot of fans around the world, things have gotten quiet in regard to a new project.

EA CEO John Riccitiello made first official mention of the continuing Medal of Honor franchise today during the company's quarterly earnings call, but gave little indication on how the series would progress. Check it out:

Riccitiello said the next Medal of Honor game is "somewhere out there," but that executives on the call were "not yet in a position to discuss specific plans but will do so in due course." A modern day update to the series was rumored last year, when an alleged survey for Medal of Honor: Operation Anaconda made the rounds.

Operation Anaconda was purported to take the series to modern day Afghanistan.

The most recent entries in the series, Medal of Honor: Airborne and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, were released in late 2007. If EA does intend to put EA Los Angeles developers back onto the franchise, we're guessing an announcement would happen well after the competition releases its modern warfare shooter.

Check back to Total Medal of Honor for anymore updates on this news.