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Outcry prompts ‘Call of Duty’ to cut Seoul tragedy footage

American video game publisher Activision said Friday that it was removing controversial footage from its newly released “Call of Duty” game after an outcry in South Korea over the inclusion of real-life footage from a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Seoul.

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"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4" takes players through the real-world anxiety of a war in the Korean Peninsula. 

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"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4" takes players through the real-world anxiety of a war in the Korean Peninsula. 
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