At just 26 seconds in length the Medal of Honor teaser trailer reveals that the new Medal of Honor game will make it's World Premiere at the 2009 Video Game Awards. Set in modern day, war-torn Afghanistan players will take on the role of a soldier in the Tier 1 Operator which is group of highly trained military soldiers under the direct command of National Command Authority.

 • Medal of Honor Game Page
 • Medal of Honor Teaser Trailer

Electronic Arts announced today that their best selling Medal of Honor franchise will be going through a reboot and a new title to the franchise will be released in the Fall of 2010. The new game, which for now known just as "Medal of Honor" will contain a new soldier for gamers to play and new setting. It will also be the first non-World War II game in the franchise. The Battlefield series developer EA Dice and EA Los Angeles will be developing "Medal of Honor". There aren't a lot of details but it according to the press release and official site the game will be set Afghanistan as players take on the role of a highly trained soldier in a secret military unit know as the Tier 1 Operator. The game will include both single player and multiplayer game modes. The release is expected sometime in the fall of 2010.

[Source: EA/Medal of Honor.com]

I may be posting this a little late but I'm still catching up on some news from over the holiday weekend. Last week, Battlefield producer Gordon Van Dyke confirmed that the PC Beta has not been cancelled as was speculated by some circulating rumors on Twitter and other social networks. However, he did confirm that the PC Beta has been delayed by a few weeks in order to increase capacity to allow more people to participate. He also confirmed the following features for the game. For a full list of features and other information be sure to visit the Battlefield Bad Company 2 game page.

 • DirectX 11 Support (in addition to DirectX 9 & 10)
 • Up to 32 Players on PC
 • Largest multiplayer maps in Battlefield history
 • Joystick support for flying; nVidia 3D Vision; Logitech LCD Keyboards

The build up to the Avatar the film continues this week with the release of Avatar The Game, a third person action adventure that takes players into the world of Pandora. Full details on the game's storyline have yet to be revealed but it was planned as a sort of prequel to the events of the movie with some of the main characters in the film expected to make appearances in the game. Both a demo and screenshots are available to give you an idea of what's in store.

 • Avatar The Game Info
 • Avatar The Game Demo