Activision Apologizes for , ‘Call of Duty’ Map’s ‘Insensitive’, Depiction of Koran.
Activision Apologizes for , ‘Call of Duty’ Map’s ‘Insensitive’, Depiction of Koran.
Activision Apologizes, , Removes 'Insensitive' Content , 'Mistakenly' Included in Call of Duty Map.
Polygon reports that Activision
has apologized for "inappropriate content"
players spotted in a Call of Duty: Vanguard map. .
The content, which sparked a furious social media response, reportedly showed pages of the Koran strewn across the ground and splattered with blood.
The content, which sparked a furious social media response, reportedly showed pages of the Koran strewn across the ground and splattered with blood.
Screenshots were posted to Twitter showing
the torn out pages and even that they
have Arabic script written on them. .
Screenshots were posted to Twitter showing
the torn out pages and even that they
have Arabic script written on them. .
Polygon points out that Activision didn't directly
mention the pages in its apology but acknowledged , “there was insensitive content to the Muslim
community mistakenly included last week,
and has since been removed from the game.”.
Polygon points out that Activision didn't directly
mention the pages in its apology but acknowledged , “there was insensitive content to the Muslim
community mistakenly included last week,
and has since been removed from the game.”.
It should never have appeared as it did
in game. We deeply apologize. We are
taking immediate steps internally
to address the situation to prevent
such occurrences in the future, Activision statement, via Polygon.
Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies
mode is developed by Treyarch.
Sledgehammer Games developed the
standard multiplayer and the game's campaign. .
Polygon reports that a representative
for Activision declined to make
additional comments on the incident.
In 2012, Activision removed the Favela map
from the Infinity Ward-developed
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 .
Players discovered that paintings in the map
depicted a quote from the Prophet Muhammad:, “Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.”.
At the time, Activision apologized and
removed the offensive content from the map. .
At the time, Activision apologized and
removed the offensive content from the map.
