Publisher Activision has responded to criticism over using a devastating tragedy in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 , saying that the incident will be removed from the military shooter in a November 12 update. The Seoul Halloween crowd crush occurred in October 2022 in Itaewon. Approximately 100,000 people gathered in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, resulting in 160 casualties as people were suffocated. This year marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy, with bereaved families and community organizers gathering to remember the lives that were lost. Modern Warfare 4 hit consoles and PC on October 23, and not long after its release, the game drew criticism from bereaved Korean families. In the opening cutscene to the game's campaign--which focuses on a fictional war between North and South Korea--Modern Warfare 4 depicts a chaotic scene where one person performs CPR on a downed individual, w