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Footage of Seoul crush to be removed from Call of Duty after backlash
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 uses actual visuals from a Halloween crowd crush in South Korea, in which over 150 people died in a narrow alleyway.
What's new
- New headline Was: “Activision to remove Itaewon crowd-crush clip from Call of Duty game”
- Yonhap is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “New ‘Call of Duty’ Game Draws Criticism for Using Footage of Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush”
- Our desk filed its story
- New York Times is now reporting this
4 earlier updates
- New headline Was: “Bereaved families appalled by footage of Seoul crush in Call of Duty”
- BBC is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game”
- New headline Was: “Families ask Activision to drop Itaewon crush clip from Call of Duty”
How it’s being reported
2 sourcesFootage of Seoul crush to be removed from Call of Duty after backlash
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Bereaved families say they were appalled to see footage of the Itaewon disaster included in Modern Warfare 4. BBC News
New ‘Call of Duty’ Game Draws Criticism for Using Footage of Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 uses actual visuals from a Halloween crowd crush in South Korea, in which over 150 people died in a narrow alleyway.