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Rock Paper Shotgun Oct 29, 2026, 3:34 PM (1 hour ago)

The intro cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, this year’s Activision mil-shooter, has reportedly caused controversy in South Korea due to the use of some real world news footage from a 2022 crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district which killed around 150 people.

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