Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash after real footage of South Korean crowd crush tragedy was discovered in game's opening moments
Activision and Infinity Ward are facing backlash over the inclusion of real-world footage from the Itaewon Disaster in the opening moments of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Bereaved families and consumer groups are demanding the removal of the clips, which are used to depict fictional casualties during a North Korean invasion. Activision stated the footage was not intended to reference or trivialize any real-world tragedy.
- Entities
- Company: Activision
- Topic: Tragedy
- Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Topic: Controversy
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: Infinity Ward
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