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Activision Responds to Backlash Over Real Footage of South Korean Tragedy in Modern Warfare 4

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Activision Responds to Backlash Over Real Footage of South Korean Tragedy in Modern Warfare 4

Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash after real footage of South Korean crowd crush tragedy was discovered in game's opening moments

Eurogamer

Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash after real footage of South Korean crowd crush tragedy was discovered in game's opening moments

Activision has come under fire due to the inclusion of real-world footage of the tragic Itaewon Disaster in Modern Warfare 4. The bereaved families association and the Citizens Countermeasure...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 intro cinematic is "not intended to reference or trivialise" real-world South Korean crowd crush, Activision say amid reported backlash

Rock Paper Shotgun

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 intro cinematic is "not intended to reference or trivialise" real-world South Korean crowd crush, Activision say amid reported backlash

The intro cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, this year's Activision mil-shooter, has reportedly caused controversy in South Korea due to the use of some real world news footage from a...

COD Modern Warfare 4 uses real news footage from South Korean tragedy, is urged by families to remove it

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COD Modern Warfare 4 uses real news footage from South Korean tragedy, is urged by families to remove it

A brief shot in the game's intro shows archive footage from the Itaewon crowd crush

Korean politician tells president to play Modern Warfare 4 to understand war threat

Dexerto

Korean politician tells president to play Modern Warfare 4 to understand war threat

A South Korean politician has urged the country’s president to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

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