Medal of Honor DLC coming to PC after all!

Well whaddaya know - looks like there's some love for us PC folk after all. Clean Sweep DLC is coming to PC, as well as a second, paid DLC pack - Hot Zone.

We had bit of a whinge recently about the way the PC platform tends to miss it when it comes to cross-platform releases. In particular, we were jacked off by DLC announcements for Fallout: New Vegas and Medal of Honor that looked over PC gamers entirely.

But, thankfully, we've just heard that EA, at least, has not forgotten us.

A release today announced that the Clean Sweep pack we outlined in the above post is in fact coming all platforms on November the 2nd. It's an elimination mode that sounds pretty sweet - with the harsher ballistics model of the game it could be a real winner.

However, in today's announcement EA's also dropped news on a paid DLC pack that's coming out on the same day - and it too is entirely cross-platform.

Hot Zone is a new King of the Hill mode where teams must contest a single piece of ground. Hold it the longest, and you win. It'll be featured on two new maps, Hindukush Pass and Korengal Outpost, as well as on two reworked existing maps - Shahikot Valley and Helmand Valley. It'll cost 800 MS points on Xbox, though we only have UK pricing at the moment for PS3 and PC. But we expect it to be around ten to fifteen bucks.

Of course, it still begs the question why PC wasn't mentioned in the initial Clean Sweep announcement. It's likely EA and DICE wanted to get a patch in place before making any official noises about PC DLC - but we're not likely to have that confirmed.

Regardless, we're glad the content's coming out way.

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17 Comments

orcone Oct 28, 2010 10:58 AM	Somehow I doubt this goodwill gesture to PC gamers was fueled by anything other than greed. The reception of the game by the community doesn't seem to be that favourable, and EA is most likely simply trying to milk every cent they can from the franchise.
rankor Oct 28, 2010 11:28 AM	I don't know how you come to the conclusion of greed when the first dlc pack is free frommthe sounds of it.
jdog Oct 28, 2010 11:53 AM	thats good...i just hope this doesnt end up like the MW2 DLC...
GhostFaceKilla Oct 28, 2010 12:28 PM	I couldnt give a crap about DLC for MOH paid for or not. what the game needs, especially the single player campaign is some serious patches to fix the inexcusable and disgraceful amount of scripting bugs. I notice that Atomic recently reviewed a sniper game that they were quite harsh with. By any objective standard the single player component in MOH alone is not far off in terms of quality from that game. I doubt very much that your review will reflect this in a meaningful way but I am interested none the less. And i can RBTL. The game has been uninstalled from my system. I just wish I could return but I cant. Clearly when the game company can find the time to release DLC on the 2nd of November but not a serious patch to fix bugs they are doing nothing more than taking the piss. The other day I noticed an interview with one one of the MOH team. They were talking about the new patch and how "they have listend to the feedback now from the Beta and will hope to incorpoarte some of it into the patches". WAIT A MINUTE - I thought the BETA as to test things, get feedback, incorporate it into the game and then release a final version? This is no longer the case. In the rush to get things out the BETA now actually becomes the DEMO - it helps the HYPE process - its not about putting out a better final product. BETA "testing" (and I use the term lightly) has now become part of the MARKETING STRATEGY. LOL. EA - as they say - you can fool some of the people . . . etc etc etc. My eyes are wide open now.
wraith676 Oct 28, 2010 12:50 PM	i agree with everything you say here GFK
Hawkeye Oct 28, 2010 12:51 PM	GFK: What lines are you reading between? Anyhoo, wait for our review. I think it's entirely fair and meaningful, and in line with what we've said about titles like Sniper. But I imagine you'll be believing what you want, regardless.
Acintai Oct 28, 2010 12:55 PM	Peoples standards are too high. Atleast its better then tetris.
orcone Oct 28, 2010 1:35 PM	Rankor: It's EA, bro. If they truly weren't trying to boost sales for the game and not try to save face to their PC market, they would have announced this from the start. It's a ploy to try and sell a failing game to a market that WANTS to be saved.
alexdtree Oct 28, 2010 2:32 PM	Orcone: EA is a business and everything to do with business involves boosting sales. publishers wouldnt release any thing if it didnt help to boost sales. even Valves often free updates and dlc are still to boost brand loyalty in hopes of purchasing more of their titles. as gordon von gecko says "greed is good"
Reacher Oct 28, 2010 3:19 PM	It seems to me that the PC gamer is really doing itself a disservice by turning into a market that just cannot be satisfied. The expectations rise with every title that is released as to does the list of complaints and demands. I do think that a lot of publishers bring this on themselves with the amount marketing crap put out to chase the dollars. No dollars no games it really is that simple and I love my games so usually they get my dollars. But if you get online and visit a few forums you mostly see hate, and why the game sucks, and how could they release this buggy junk, and how nothing beats counter strike but the technical landscape has changed so much since then that it is just not apples and apples … No game will ever be perfect, and yes perhaps the testing could be more robust but you cannot account for ever conceivable system setup (unlike consoles). I had a totally trouble free install of MOH, others had no end of troubles which can mostly be attributed to differences in theirs/my systems. And for the record I really like MOH online, really looking forward to the DLC also free and paid, single player not so much but I didn’t buy it for the single player version they are very different. Two lessons for me, first forums are mostly filled with negative messages, that is human nature I think we like to complain. Second keep it in perspective it may not be the Holy Grail but have you been listening too much to the marketing department?
GhostFaceKilla Oct 28, 2010 3:20 PM	@ Hawkeye Oh no dont get me wrong I was actually sort of making a compliment. I actually think Atomic does some pretty good writing and I actually think that Atomic does give a crap about 'the community'. If you think its fair and meaningful then good. As I said I am looking forward to purchasing the mag and reading it. What I was meaning to say was that I realise that all journalists have competing interests. And sometimes things may be said in a more subtle manner than in an overt manner. Atomic lives in the real world of course. But the people who make up Atomic are individuals. I think that generally speaking Atomic straddles the blurry lines pretty well. Its why I buy the mag. So I was kinda meaning to pay a compliment. But kinda got a bit lost there lol. Im glad you picked up on the Sniper thing. I agreed with what you said in the review and in discussion afterwards. That is now my standard for judging games and reviews. And no I wont be believing what I want:-P I will take your opinion as your opinion (thats generally the Atomic way). Any dissagreement I have with your opinion will be based purely on an objective criteria. I can seperate my objective and subjective self. MOH is not all bad.
Hawkeye Oct 28, 2010 3:38 PM	Cheers man - I can get a touch sensitive about that kind of thing :) I wish I could show you the review now, actually - would love your feedback. So much sure to let me know when you do see it.
sirtrancealot Oct 28, 2010 4:44 PM	GFK I gotta agree with u bud, I think EA is notorious for releasing sub standard final releases. NFS Shift was just as bad. I think one of the few studio's that has it right is blizzard, they tend not to release something until it's well and truly ready. but that being said sc2 even had a 0day patch. wasn't really impressed with that when i got home at 1am from the midnight launch! and yeah I find the whole DLC thing a bit offensive, if it's free just add it to the game for everyone as a content patch. and make the prices reasonable! $15 for BC2 Vietnam, 4 maps and some vehicles? wtf? you can get the main game for $45 now online and it's got at least 10x that amount of content!
sirtrancealot Oct 28, 2010 4:49 PM	if it were $15 for a DLC Lan patch.. then that would be a diff story!
GeekyTalon Oct 28, 2010 4:58 PM	Apparently if you buy teh pc version new you can get free clean sweep dlc. Look it up on gamespot. Greed is killing the developers, just make free dlc and more advertising and more people will bother to play the games. This Financial Crisis fucked up everything!!!
xBomx Oct 29, 2010 7:47 AM	i said it before and i'll say it again, the financial crisis are relative to third party banks paying off debt to the big banks, such are the Rothchilds. However the actual fact about DLC is to keep profit and shares up nonetheless.
wayke Nov 3, 2010 5:55 PM	So pathetic lets all charge for biscuits after you buy the packaging. EA makes crap no doub't Hence ELECTRONIC ARSE.

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