Activision ordering the removal of Call of Duty glitch YouTube videos

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Activision has taken a tough stance against YouTube videos that reveal glitches for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, according to reports.

The publisher has apparently been issuing copyright strikes on YouTube videos that show viewers glitches or cheats that exist within the game.

Machinima, a large YouTube network, reportedly sent a warning to its partners last week urging them to "be careful".

"Activision is being particularly vigilant about their Call of Duty videos lately; issuing strikes on videos showing glitches. If you post videos highlighting these glitches, your channel may be liable to receive a copyright strike so please be careful," read the email notice, posted online via Eurogamer.

In a follow-up statement to the site, Activision claimed that it's action against such videos for Advanced Warfare is no more aggressive than usual.

"Occasionally, some folks post videos that promote cheating and unfair exploits," said the firm. "As always, we keep an eye out for these videos - our level of video claims hasn't changed."

Sledgehammer Games released a new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare patch on Xbox One and PS4 last week, introducing connectivity optimisations, in addition to multiplayer and Exo Survival fixes.

"We're taking your feedback seriously and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is getting better because of it," said the developer.



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LuckyOtterPosted:

pyroboy926
GHOSTIZABOSS
Miss God I hate some of these companies. You made the game like that, no need to punish people for pointing it out.


You are so write they take all this time an make all this money but fail to test the game correctly anyone can go on the game an simply find a glitch shows there testing is lacking


Would you rather have a game where everyone abuses a glitch which ruins your fun, or a game where there are glitches but not many people know of them due to the lack of videos saying exactly how to do it.


You're naive if you think they are taking down these videos to prevent people from abusing these glitches. They are doing it because they don't want holiday consumers to see it as a broken game.

DPMPosted:

I think it would be good if this happened, then you wouldn't get some cheating annoying little kid in some sort of wall breach getting DNA bombs... A lot of people have their YouTube channels based around COD glitches so this would be terrible for them.

raefonPosted:

Activation would thrive in China or maybe North Korea. Or yet again maybe they are an Emu and just think if they keep their heads ( along with everyone else's ) heads in the sand the problem does not exist.

KatsumiChanPosted:

*sigh* another Game Publisher wanting to silence our Freedom of Speech and show what the devs have done wrong. Seriously this mentality is awful to still see today.

lilrichard22Posted:

pyroboy926
GHOSTIZABOSS
Miss God I hate some of these companies. You made the game like that, no need to punish people for pointing it out.


You are so write they take all this time an make all this money but fail to test the game correctly anyone can go on the game an simply find a glitch shows there testing is lacking


Would you rather have a game where everyone abuses a glitch which ruins your fun, or a game where there are glitches but not many people know of them due to the lack of videos saying exactly how to do it.


They just don't want people to see how glitchy this game is.

lolohnoeszszPosted:

Oh Activision...never change.

pyroboy926Posted:

GHOSTIZABOSS
Miss God I hate some of these companies. You made the game like that, no need to punish people for pointing it out.


You are so write they take all this time an make all this money but fail to test the game correctly anyone can go on the game an simply find a glitch shows there testing is lacking


Would you rather have a game where everyone abuses a glitch which ruins your fun, or a game where there are glitches but not many people know of them due to the lack of videos saying exactly how to do it.

GHOSTIZABOSSPosted:

Miss God I hate some of these companies. You made the game like that, no need to punish people for pointing it out.


You are so write they take all this time an make all this money but fail to test the game correctly anyone can go on the game an simply find a glitch shows there testing is lacking

MissPosted:

God I hate some of these companies. You made the game like that, no need to punish people for pointing it out.

TendPosted:

I was reading about this on reddit but I think eventually it's going to be impossible there's going to be too many glitch videos on youtube.


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