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Activision apologizes for using footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new ‘Call of Duty’

The controversial clip appeared just days before the disaster's fourth anniversary

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Nov 04, 2026
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Video game publisher Activision has apologized for using real footage of South Korea’s deadly 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in its recently released “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” after families of victims demanded its removal. The company has also pledged to delete the footage in a game update on Nov. 12.

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