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Activision has confirmed it will remove real-life footage of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 following backlash from victims' families. The footage, which showed the aftermath of the disaster that killed 160 people, was used in the game's opening cinematic to illustrate a fictional North Korean invasion of South Korea. The bereaved families expressed their outrage, stating that using such a tragedy for entertainment was highly inappropriate. Activision apologized and confirmed the footage will be removed in an update on November 12. The game's storyline, which involves a North Korean invasion, has also faced criticism.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has faced issues beyond the controversy over the Itaewon footage. Players on Nintendo Switch 2 have reported significant input lag in competitive multiplayer, with response times up to double that of the PS5. Digital Foundry's analysis found that the Switch 2 version's input lag can be twice as long as on PS5 at 60fps, disadvantaging players on the platform.
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