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US Military Bans 'Medal of Honor' Video Game Over 'Taliban Mode'

(Sept. 8) -- Sometimes, even pretending to the bad guy is bad enough. That, at least, appears to be the official position of the U.S. military, which today banned the new multiplayer video game "Medal of Honor" from bases because gamers can assume the on-screen, fictitious identity of a Taliban member fighting against...

Publisher Defends Taliban Mode in New Video Game

(Aug. 24) -- Game publisher Electronic Arts likely knew that its decision to include an option to play as the Taliban in its newest "Medal of Honor" game was going to cause some controversy. It has. The game has outraged critics on both sides of the Atlantic, most notably British Defense Secretary Liam Fox, who called...

New Video Game Will Let You Play as the Taliban

(Aug. 13) -- It's a standard feature of World War II-themed video games like Electronic Arts' best-selling "Medal of Honor" series: In multiplayer sessions, while some players take the roles of Allied troops, the other half wind up playing as soldiers of the Third Reich. Now EA's next "Medal of Honor" release is set to up...