The latest instalment of the video game series Call of Duty is facing backlash in South Korea. The game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, has used real-life footage from the deadly 2022 crowd crush in Seoul’s Iteawon, which led to over 150 deaths. The move has prompted outrage from bereaved families.
\n\nThe clips from the disaster appear in the opening moments of the game, as per The Guardian. The seconds-long scenes are used to represent a scenario of civilian casualties during a fictional North Korean invasion of its neighbour.
\n\nOne video shows a scene of chaos with a person performing CPR on a victim lying on the road. Another features rows of bodies laid out in the street and a victim being taken away on a stretcher.
\n\nThe bereaved families’ council and a coalition of civic groups issued a joint statement on Wednesday, demanding that the footage be removed. The demand comes as South Korea marked the fourth anniversary of the incident on Thursday.
\n\n"We are appalled that the chaotic and desperate scenes, in which countless citizens performed CPR to save one another and victims lay on the cold street, were used exactly as they were to create a…
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