Modern Warfare 3 to be banned in the UK?

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Reveal Trailer, which shows scenes of terrorism on the London Underground, is reported to have led to calls for the game to be banned, reports the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail is comparing the London Underground scenes to the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, with those affected unhappy about the likeness found in Activision's guaranteed smash hit.

Vivienne Pattison of Mediawatch UK has "concerns" because "these games are hyper-real," adding MW3 "is in incredibly poor taste".

This isn't the first time Call of Duty has skirted with controversy. Modern Warfare 2 was heavily criticised by some for its No Russian level, which allowed players to shoot civilians at an airport while taking on the role of a terrorist.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released worldwide on November 8.

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BrahPosted:

To bad for the UK:(

FillterPosted:

xBuLLeT Thats Why COD Games are rated 18...


I don't know if that was related to my post, but if it was, then thats funny.

Mw2xRuShz just got wise-talked, now he's confused...

TransitPosted:

Thats Why COD Games are rated 18...

i_JaMes_zPosted:

Wasn't CoD banned in Germany for the last one or one before?
If it gets banned in the UK im gonna be pissed, but that means Battlefield 3 will have to do :D

XxGummibearxXPosted:

that would kinda suck for the UK lol

RevisIslandPosted:

i understand what there saying by this but it wont happen im not sure what happens in the game w/ New York City but i was only like 10 when 9/11 happened and that was truly disturbing so if they do something terrorist related in NYC in MW3 it better be Americans destroying terrorists if its the other way around then its just to soon to do that kind of sh!t and that would be truly f*cked up

connor78Posted:

lol, thats like us ban the History channel because it upsets black people that 95% of history blacks were Mistreated.. Stupid people... if you Don't like something, don't play/watch it... you don't need your entire country to be prohibited from playing it just because your oversensitive...
although, if there are party chat restrictions it would be nice not to hear 11 yr old British kids talking in game chat!

OasisPosted:

Won't happen. It's just the usual pre game un-pc attitude we have come to expect from CoD.

Yeah people suffering is hard to take but this is a game ie not real, a story and besides MW3 is set in the future is it not? I know not very far but still it's not based off today's headlines, MoH was more risky.

Also to those people bad mouthing British players, grow some balls you, so stop acting hard on the internet because no one likes an internet gangster. Your prolly 12 anyway.

R3XYPosted:

Zomg, its just a game! Plus if it gets banned. I think the UK will go mental and people will start riots because of the game banned!

SqueakiiHDPosted:

NOOOOOOOOOOOO DONT BAN IT!!!!!!!!!!


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