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GameStop Pulls Medal of Honor From Military Bases

Posted by timothy on from the not-for-you dept.

donniebaseball23 writes "EA's Medal of Honor reboot doesn't ship until October 12, but it's already seen a fair amount of controversy thanks to the publisher's decision to allow people to play as Taliban in multiplayer. The controversy just got escalated another notch, reports IndustryGamers, as the world's biggest games retailer GameStop has decided it won't sell the title at its stores located on US military bases. The new Medal of Honor won't be advertised at these stores either. GameStop noted that they came to this decision 'out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform.'"

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  1. What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Gimmie that!" *yoink*
    "But...!"
    "Because I respect you!"

  2. Re:Censorship? by vandelais · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's why I don't play FreeCiv

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  3. Re:Censorship? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I recently lost a friend in a tragic block-stacking accident. I demand Tetris be removed from store shelves immediately.

  4. Re:Popular in military? by Bu11etmagnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's banned amongst the Taliban. The game allows you to play as the Americans, killing freedom fighters!!!

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