Call of Duty maker Activision is facing backlash after the newest installment of the hit video game franchise featured real footage from the deadly 2022 crush that killed more than 150 revellers in South Korea. The campaign mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 shows a full-scale North Korean invasion of the South, starting with a surprise attack by Pyongyang’s forces.
The opening montage shows the scenario of civilian casualties during the invasion. One scene shows a figure performing CPR on a victim lying on the street. Another shows rows of bodies laid out in the road, and a victim being carried away on a stretcher. the families of the victims immediately caught on that it was real footage While the monochrome tones and noise filters were added by the game developers to make it appear as if it was the result of war. The night turned deadly when people funnelled into a narrow, sloping alleyway between bars and clubs. Lack of effective crowd control led to scores being crushed to death.
