The Daily Mail, Britain’s answer toa pile of f*cking shite, has done what it does best — attack videogames for no other reason than to drum up social outcry and fearmongering. The latest victim isModern Warfare 3, which has been accused of mimicking the 7/7 London bombingsin its new trailer.
As is often the case, theMailcontactedONEperson over the trailer, then spun it into manufactured outrage in an article titled, “Fury overCall Of Dutycomputer game that features 7/7 Tube bomb-style attacks.” I will not be linking the article, because doing so would make me feel dirty.
“I have concerns as these games are hyper-real and take place in a landscape we are familiar with. In light of the fact we have just had the 7/7 inquests, it is in incredibly poor taste,” said thesingleperson interviewed in the entire article, a spokesperson from Mediawatch. You can almost feel that nationwidefury, right?
The rest of the article does not feature the promised outrage, noranyevidence that 7/7’s victims want it banned, as was claimed. It’s mostly made up of the anonymousDaily MailReporter‘s buzz words like “chilling” and “vivid” in order to scare people. So, business as usual.
