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Families Demand Removal of Seoul Crowd Crush Footage from Call of Duty Game

  • Families of the victims of the 2022 Seoul crowd crush are urging the removal of related footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
  • A South Korean politician suggested that President Lee Jae-myung play the game to understand the devastation of a potential North Korean invasion.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 includes a clip showing a figure performing CPR and bodies lying in the street, which is based on the Seoul crowd crush.
  • The game's depiction of a North Korean invasion has sparked controversy and calls for sensitivity towards the victims.
  • The game has topped sales charts in South Korea and Japan.

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