EA has announced that Medal of Honor sold 1.5 million units in its first week on sale, while the game's first instalment of DLC will arrive for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users on November 2nd.
The DLC will be free of charge to all gamers who've registered their Online Pass for Medal of Honor (available with all new copies of the game or as a separate purchase over Xbox Live/PSN) and will add a new multiplayer mode to the game. However, EA hasn't confirmed a PC release for the DLC at this stage, so we've sent off an e-mail to check and will update this article should we receive a response.
Entitled 'Clean Sweep', the new mode will pit two teams against each other in best-of-three matches played through four minute rounds. The catch is that there's no respawning in each round. Two all-new maps will be provided for the mode (Bagram Hangar and Khyber Caves) as well as two additional redesigns of existing maps (Diwagal Camp and Kabul City Ruins).
Medal of Honor's current figure of 1.5 million unit sales effectively gives it half the tally that the game's Producer, Greg Goodrich thinks will be required to justify a sequel. With only one week on the market so far, we'll bet good money it reaches that 3 million mark in the coming months.
EA's CEO, John Riccitiello revealed yesterday that Medal of Honor has generated $100 million (roughly £64 million) in revenues so far.
Frank Gibeau, President at EA stated, “Medal of Honor is one of EA’s most storied franchises and we’re thrilled to see that fans worldwide have embraced it. In this ultra competitive category, Medal of Honor stands out from the pack. By portraying the Tier 1 Operator as so elite, so tough, Medal of Honor offers a view into a world that has the power to resonate with FPS gamers everywhere.”
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