Real-world disaster footage in Modern Warfare 4 opening cinematic will be removed following complaints from victims' families
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Clips of rescue efforts following a crowd crush in Seoul that killed 160 people in 2022 was used to represent the immediate aftermath of a North Korean invasion.
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A Korea Herald report says the opening cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be edited to remove video clips of a real-world disaster in South Korea that left 160 people dead.
The Seoul Halloween crowd crush occurred in October 2022 during Halloween celebrations in the city's Itaewon neighborhood, when a crowd surge in the narrow streets and alleys resulted in 160 deaths and left nearly 200 more injured. The opening cinematic of Modern Warfare 4 uses footage from that disaster to portray the immediate aftermath of a fictional North Korean invasion of South Korea, the basis of the game's story.
