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Activision Defends Call of Duty Cinematic Amid South Korean Controversy
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Activision Defends Call of Duty Cinematic Amid South Korean Controversy

Controversy erupted in South Korea over the use of real-world crowd crush footage from Seoul's Itaewon district in the intro cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Activision clarified that the scene was not int...

theindiegames Editorial Team Oct 29, 2026 1 min read Updated Oct 29, 2026

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Controversy erupted in South Korea over the use of real-world crowd crush footage from Seoul's Itaewon district in the intro cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Activision clarified that the scene was not int...

Activision has addressed backlash following the controversial inclusion of real-world news footage from a 2022 crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district within the opening cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The company stated that the sequence was not meant to reference or trivialize the Itaewon disaster or any other real-world tragedy.