Outcry after Call of Duty maker uses real footage of deadly Seoul crowd crush in new video game

The maker of Call of Duty, a popular video game, has included footage of a deadly crowd crush in Seoul in their new game, sparking outrage from bereaved families. This footage, which shows real people performing CPR and lying in the street, is used to represent a fictional scenario in the game. The use of this footage is causing distress for families who lost loved ones in the actual crowd crush in 2022.

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The use of real footage of a deadly crowd crush in a video game has sparked outrage and calls for its removal. This controversy could lead to a backlash against the game's publisher and the gaming industry as a whole.

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