World● Low6d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 7:08 PM
Outcry prompts ‘Call of Duty’ to cut Seoul tragedy footage
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NBC News · East Asia
American video game publisher Activision said Friday that it was removing controversial footage from its newly released “Call of Duty” game after an outcry in South Korea over the inclusion of real-life footage from a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Seoul.
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