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Activision apologizes for Itaewon disaster footage in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Activision apologized for using footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in the opening of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Players identified a scene showing emergency workers performing CPR. Following removal requests from a victims’ families association and a Korean game users’ association, the company pledged to delete the footage in an update scheduled for November 12.
What to know
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The 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in Seoul killed 159 people and injured 196.
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Activision said the real news footage was not intended to evoke a tragedy or diminish the seriousness of such events.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the sensitivities of using real disaster footage in fictional games, particularly for victims’ families.
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