21 | July | 2010 | "DESTROY ALL FANBOYS!"

After plenty of WWII installments on consoles, PC and handheld platforms, Electronic Arts is looking to get shooter fans excited about the Medal of Honor series by taking the FPS into present day Afghanistan. While this might seem controversial to some, it’s another way of looking at a war that’s become part of everyday life for some in more ways than one. This new Medal of Honor is not only looking amazing in demo form, it’s also managed to capture the unpredictability and chaos of war as it focused on things going right and wrong in a short period of time. At EA’s Hot for the Holidays press event, a non-playable PlayStation 3 demo build drew a constant crowd of editors who sat and watched a producer put the build though its paces.

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Here are a set of screens from the hilarious-looking PS3 exclusive office furniture mayhem stunt racer. Hey, wasn’t there some free PC game download and/or a budget PS One title in Japan that used this wacky idea some years ago? I’ll have to look this up, but I’m guessing that perhaps some of the folks that worked on those games ended up here. Ah well, whatever – the game is absolutely insane, fast and funny as hell. It may be a super niche title, but it’s a total blast and good for some rolling off the couch hysteria once you give it a whirl. The difficulty is a bit challenging, but that’s a good thing in my book…