Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 faces backlash over crowd crush footage and gameplay controversies

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 drew several controversies on October 29, 2026. Bereaved families and a citizens group asked Activision to remove real footage of the Itaewon crowd crush disaster in South Korea from the opening. The game also added a non-MilSim disclaimer to Halloween content and nerfed the Possum ability in DMZ. Eurogamer published its review, and PC Gamer covered a new map.

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