This press release announces development of Medal of Honor: Airborne, the next installment in the World War II shooter series. Word is:

Chertsey, UK, January 17, 2006 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced Medal of Honor Airborne™, the newest installment from EA's critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor™ franchise which was credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS) WWII genre when it debuted in 1999. While building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS - namely the fully interactive Airborne experience. As the first game in the Medal of Honor series to be released on next generation platforms, Medal of Honor Airborne will ship to stores in Winter 2006 under the EA™ brand for the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft, and Windows PC.