The battle of the holiday shooters just got a little more hairy. Electronic Arts announced Wednesday that Medal of Honor, a first-person shooter that reboots the popular series in a modern setting, will launch Oct. 12.
Set in Afghanistan, the game will mark the first time the Medal of Honor series has strayed out of the World War II milieu and into territory dominated by Activision Blizzard and Infinity Ward's smash hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Activision recently revealed that its next shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops, will be released Nov. 9. Respawn Entertainment, the studio founded by designers fleeing Infinity Ward after contractual disputes with their publisher, is too new a concern to have a game ready by year-end. (Respawn's contribution in this particular fight will most likely come at a later date.)
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