Activision Removes Controversial Footage of Seoul Crowd Crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 After Public Outcry

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Activision Removes Controversial Footage of Seoul Crowd Crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 After Public Outcry

Activision to remove Itaewon crowd crush footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and apologises to victims' families

10/31/2026

Activision has apologised to the bereaved families of the Itaewon crowd crush victims and confirmed it will remove real footage of the tragedy from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Read more

TechRaptor

Activision Pulls Footage of Seoul Crowd Crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Following Backlash

10/30/2026

Activision has been in hot water recently over included footage of a real life tragedy in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The clips, which featured the aftermath of a deadly crush that occurred in...

GamingBolt

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to Remove Seoul Crush Footage in November 12th Update

10/30/2026

Just a week after the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the shooter has found itself in the midst of a controversy regarding its depiction of the Seoul crush. Activision and developer...

Destructoid

Modern Warfare 4 is cutting real-world footage of the 2022 Seoul crush from its opening cutscene after backlash from the bereaved

10/30/2026

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will remove real-world footage of the 2022 Seoul crush incident after severe backlash in South Korea. Bereaved families issued a statement yesterday condemning the...

Dexerto

Real footage of a South Korean tragedy to be removed from Modern Warfare 4 after backlash

10/30/2026

Activision has apologized after footage from the real-life Itaewon crowd crush in South Korea was used in Modern Warfare 4, confirming that the clip will be removed from the game.

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Activision apologizes and says it will remove South Korean crush footage from Modern Warfare 4 after victims’ families speak out

10/30/2026

A shot in the game's intro shows news footage from the site of the tragedy

PC Gamer

Real-world disaster footage in Modern Warfare 4 opening cinematic will be removed following complaints from victims' families

10/30/2026

Clips of rescue efforts following a crowd crush in Seoul that killed 160 people in 2022 was used to represent the immediate aftermath of a North Korean invasion.