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Call of Duty game under fire for using real Itaewon crowd crush footage

Korea Times ·

The latest installment in the global Call of Duty game franchise drew condemnation from bereaved families and civic groups in South Korea after players discovered that it contained real footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush. The game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, depicts a full-scale North…

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