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Shrugging off years of mediocrity and partially descriptive subtitles, EA's newly announced Medal of Honor reboot will thrust players into a modern milieu: Afghanistan. Set for release in 2010 on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the new first-person shooter follows the Tier 1 Operator, described as "a relatively unknown entity directly under the National Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle," and not described as an oddly militant member of ZZ Top. EA claims that "Tier 1 Operators from the US Special Operations Community" have been involved since the earliest stages of the game's development.

The publisher seems intent on throwing the gauntlet down in the modern war arena (do they still use gauntlets?), promising a "best-in-class single-player campaign" from the minds at EA Los Angeles, as well as a multiplayer component developed by the Battlefield veterans at DICE.

You can bear witness to the game's full unveiling during Spike TV's 2009 Video Game Awards on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00PM PT. You can witness beard in the gallery below.

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After spending a few years languishing on the back burner, the Medal of Honor franchise is finally ready for a much-needed reboot. EA announced today that a new entry in the first-person shooter series, simply called Medal of Honor, will be coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2010.

What's so different about this Medal of Honor? While previous games in the series were all set during World War II, the new Medal of Honor will take place in present-day Afghanistan. Players will take control of a Tier One Operator -- an elite soldier whose orders come directly from the National Command Authority (i.e. the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense).

"When we first set out to reinvent Medal of Honor, we wanted to stay true to its roots of authenticity and respect for the soldier but bring it into today's war," commented executive producer Greg Goodrich. "The Tier 1 Operator is the most disciplined, deliberate and prepared warrior on the battlefield. He is a living, breathing, precision instrument of war. We are honored to have the rare opportunity to work closely with these men to create a game that shares their experience."

The game is once again being developed by EA's Los Angeles studio, but the multiplayer will be handled by Battlefield developer DICE. Other than those scant details (and the dude on the box art looking like he's auditioning for the cast of Sons of Anarchy), not much is currently known about EA's new direction for Medal of Honor. The debut trailer will air during the Spike Video Game Awards on Saturday, December 12, so at least we won't have to wait too much longer for more info.