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Outrage as Call of Duty includes real footage of Seoul crowd crush
Bereaved families in South Korea are demanding the removal of harrowing footage depicting the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush from the latest installment of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The brief clips, which show bodies and a person performing CPR, were used in the game's opening to portray civilian casualties from a fictional invasion, sparking widespread condemnation from victims' relatives.
Referenced News Coverage (3 sources)
- Bereaved families appalled by footage of Seoul crush in Call of Duty (BBC News)
- Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game (The Guardian)
- New Call of Duty game sparks outrage for including real footage of Seoul crowd crush that killed 158 people (Daily Mail)