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‘Medal of Honor’ shooter game takes a bullet

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Navy officials said last week that seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6 were reprimanded for disclosing classified information to the creators of "Medal of Honor: Warfighter," a modern-day, first-person shooter from developer Danger Close Games and publisher Electronic Arts Inc.

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Navy officials said last week that seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6 were reprimanded for disclosing classified information to the creators of "Medal of Honor: Warfighter," a modern-day, first-person shooter from developer Danger Close Games and publisher Electronic Arts Inc.

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The punishment of Navy SEALs who worked on the video game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter" is the latest in a series of misfires for the interactive medium's popular military shooter genre, which continues to face scrutiny. "When you're dealing with current topics, there's a higher level of sensitivity," said Casey Lynch of IGN.com. "I think most people would agree there's not the same level of sensitivity when compared to old World War II or Vietnam War games."