“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Under Fire for Using Real Seoul Crowd Crush Footage | Nova ” — what this page in the network covers. Bereaved families in South Korea are demanding that Activision remove real footage of the 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The clips, lasting only seconds, appear in the game's opening sequence depicting civilian casualties during a fictional North Korean invasio The clips, lasting only seconds, appear in the game's opening sequence depicting civilian casualties during a fictional North Korean invasion.
The footage shows a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the street, directly referencing the Itaewon disaster that killed 159 people. Families argue the use of actual tragedy footage in a commercial game is disrespectful and retraumatizing for victims' The controversy highlights ongoing tensions between creative expression in gaming and ethical responsibilities toward real-world tragedies. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.