Call of Duty Removes Seoul Disaster Footage In November 12 Update

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is cutting real disaster footage from its opening sequence after severe backlash. The game used clips of the twenty twenty-two Itaewon crowd crush in Seoul to show the aftermath of a fictional North Korean invasion. That tragedy killed one hundred sixty people during Halloween celebrations in narrow streets. Victims' families slammed the move as highly inappropriate entertainment material demanding immediate corrective action. Activision initially gave an apology statement to a Korean news outlet while one source reports a broader public release. The publisher admitted no intent to trivialize the event and offered sincere apologies to everyone hurt. The offensive clips will finally disappear when an update rolls out on November twelfth.