Russian Government Recalled MW2 From Stores.

"The Russian government is apparently not a fan of how the country is represented in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as all copies of the console version of the game have been recalled from stores.

Infinity Ward has also released a patch for the Russian PC version of the game which will remove the "airport" mission from the game entirely reports HellForge, citing a Russian gaming website. The mission in question features a civilian slaughter carried out at the behest of a Russian terrorist named Makarov.

Re-edited console versions of the game, once given the go ahead by Russian censors, could be introduced to stores within a month."

Source: http://gamepolitics.com/2009/11/16/russia-gives-mw2-cold-shoulder

Russia certainly has low tolerance observing from history, lol...

Wow , they are blowing this way out of proportion. THIS IS A GAME.

Get over it Russia.

No dedicated servers and started WW3.

Well, I imagine if a Russian developer released a game featuring American forces or mercenaries of some type mowing down innocent men, women, and children at a Moscow airport, the game would raise a few eyebrows in the US, no? Think about it, kids. attirex

Don't call me kid... I'm probably old enough to be your father.

And if the scenario you mention was ever played out in America, it would raise a few eyebrows and a few Christian groups would be calling for a ban... but it would NOT be pulled from the shelves en masse!

Just like Venezuela.thusaha

Not on that level though.

No, I am your father. Search your feelings....etc. FYI, I saw "A New Hope" at a drive-in when it was first released in 1977. Don't play the old man game with me, young whipper snapper. In any event, I'm sure a company like Wal Mart would pull the game pretty damned quick. They've done that with music, IIRC.attirex

Now that's really funny... I saw it first at the Lincoln drive-in in Philly in 77 too. A couple of old farts on the GS board....

Yeah, but Wal-Mart is as christian/conservative as a company can get. No violent video games... but please come visit our firearms section... and buy a condom or two on the way out.

LOL! What type of walker you have? I've got the Geri-A-Trak 2000 tm.

LOL! What type of walker you have? I've got the Geri-A-Trak 2000 tm.

attirex

Heh, for a minute there I thought you were talking about Imerial Walkers.... ;) But hey, I'm only 40... not ready for a walker yet.

i haven't played the game but i know enough about how Russia is being portrayed in it, so i fully support the decision. what will happen to a game if it allows you to blood wash JFK? there's a line between fun and bad taste, and IW has definitely crossed that line.

i haven't played the game but i know enough about how Russia is being portrayed in it, so i fully support the decision. what will happen to a game if it allows you to blood wash JFK? there's a line between fun and bad taste, and IW has definitely crossed that line.

Jinroh_basic

i haven't played the game but i know enough about how Russia is being portrayed in it, so i fully support the decision. what will happen to a game if it allows you to blood wash JFK? there's a line between fun and bad taste, and IW has definitely crossed that line.

Jinroh_basic

once real politics come into play, a game can no longer be viewed as a simple form of entertainment. it becomes a text open for criticism and challenge. that's what happened here - Russia realises its national interests are at stake and it strikes back. prefectly understandable. people around here don't care only because they are not Russians.

bottom line - game developers, as do producers of any type of entertainment, should be aware of the possible consequences when they temper with sensitive issues that are bound to offend certain group of people.

once real politics come into play, a game can no longer be viewed as a simple form of entertainment. it becomes a text open for criticism and challenge. that's what happened here - Russia realises its national interests are at stake and it strikes back. prefectly understandable. people around here don't care only because they are not Russians.

bottom line - game developers, as do producers of any type of entertainment, should be aware of the possible consequences when they temper with sensitive issues that are bound to offend certain group of people.

Jinroh_basic

meaning no disrespect, but the ones that need to "grow up" are the angry teen mobs who think the world is as easy to figure out as 123 and everything is just start load and quit.

the social, political and cultural workings in the globalised era we live in are extremely profound . that's what the real grown-ups are trying to figure out and that's why the libraries are full of books we can't finish in a dozen lifetimes.

i haven't played the game but i know enough about how Russia is being portrayed in it, so i fully support the decision. what will happen to a game if it allows you to blood wash JFK? there's a line between fun and bad taste, and IW has definitely crossed that line.

Jinroh_basic

meaning no disrespect, but the ones that need to "grow up" are the angry teen mobs who think the world is as easy to figure out as 123 and everything is just start load and quit.

the social, political and cultural workings in the globalised era we live in are extremely profound . that's what the real grown-ups are trying to figure out and that's why the libraries are full of books we can't finish in a dozen lifetimes.

Jinroh_basic

the game puts you in control of a terrorist (don't spoil it) participating in a full scale massacre of Russian civilians in an actual place. the fact that there are people who think that this is a trivial matter is as worrying as the game developers' irresponsible approach to the subject matter. i mean, seriously? you expect the Russians to just heehaw and shrug it off? what's next? make a game that allows you to rape Obama's wife and tell White House to GROW UP?

Nibroc420, Russia did not ban the game. They recalled the console versions only, the PC version has been patched. The article mentions that the games would most likely come back onto the market with edited content in a month's time.

It's only natural, in a patriot's perspective.woonsa

Wow , they are blowing this way out of proportion. THIS IS A GAME.

Get over it Russia.

Crypt_mx

I aggree , this has been blown way out of proportion. i mean they do ask if u wanna skip it

[QUOTE="woonsa"]It's only natural, in a patriot's perspective.lordlors

What was so horrible about iraq?. No matter what there is always going to be horror in war and americans are always made out to be the bad guy anyways.
Im sure anybody who has actually seen war first hand would not take a statement like that very kindly , its either kill or be killed . and since when has any other country taken mercy on americans , we have all seen soldiers being beheaded on the news .

No surprise there. Governments controlling what content one should put in games... It`s a nightmare.

Mmeh... Now they will downlaod the game illegaly and play the airport missions, I bet the Russians don't care about the Russians in-game so much. They are smart and friendly in-game so I don't see what's the problem.

[QUOTE="lordlors"][QUOTE="woonsa"]It's only natural, in a patriot's perspective.BDL91

What was so horrible about iraq?. No matter what there is always going to be horror in war and americans are always made out to be the bad guy anyways.
Im sure anybody who has actually seen war first hand would not take a statement like that very kindly , its either kill or be killed . and since when has any other country taken mercy on americans , we have all seen soldiers being beheaded on the news .

That's because you don't even know what really happend during the Philippine-American War.

yeah war is illogical and stupid. Anyway, American soldiers do not deserve to be in any country except USA. I've always wondered why there are American soldiers outside of the US. Why are there still American soldiers in Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc.? I really don't get it. If all US soldiers are just in the US ready to defend the country if there is attack, there would have been little to no casualties. As if America actually cares about other countries. America is only interested in its own interests and nothing else.

That's because you don't even know what really happend during the Philippine-American War.

yeah war is illogical and stupid. Anyway, American soldiers do not deserve to be in any country except USA. I've always wondered why there are American soldiers outside of the US. Why are there still American soldiers in Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc.? I really don't get it. If all US soldiers are just in the US ready to defend the country if there is attack, there would have been little to no casualties. As if America actually cares about other countries. America is only interested in its own interests and nothing else.

lordlors

Oh yes, only interested in our own goals.. thats right. In WW I it was all about us.. oh wait... In WW II it was all about us too.. .wait.

US Troops are in other countries because of agreements with them, we aren't forcing troops on them in any way shape or form.

That said - this is a gaming forum, not a political commentary forum. Take your hatred for the US or for Non-US countries (many americans are just as bad as the US haters out there) somewhere else. In regards to the topic: This sort of thing has been pretty prevalent - Germany will not allow references to their murky past (Auschwitz, The Final Plan, etc) and games have to be modified to remove references to Nazis, etc in order to be sold there.

It is just a game, yes, but in this age of worldwide distribution it is to be expected that toes will be stepped on, and developers need to take care of it. I am surprised that no feedback was gotten in that market before release though, would have saved them tons of money - now they have to re-press a Russian specific set of console games.

[QUOTE="lordlors"]

That's because you don't even know what really happend during the Philippine-American War.

yeah war is illogical and stupid. Anyway, American soldiers do not deserve to be in any country except USA. I've always wondered why there are American soldiers outside of the US. Why are there still American soldiers in Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc.? I really don't get it. If all US soldiers are just in the US ready to defend the country if there is attack, there would have been little to no casualties. As if America actually cares about other countries. America is only interested in its own interests and nothing else.

carlosjuero

Oh yes, only interested in our own goals.. thats right. In WW I it was all about us.. oh wait... In WW II it was all about us too.. .wait.

US Troops are in other countries because of agreements with them, we aren't forcing troops on them in any way shape or form.

That said - this is a gaming forum, not a political commentary forum. Take your hatred for the US or for Non-US countries (many americans are just as bad as the US haters out there) somewhere else. In regards to the topic: This sort of thing has been pretty prevalent - Germany will not allow references to their murky past (Auschwitz, The Final Plan, etc) and games have to be modified to remove references to Nazis, etc in order to be sold there.

It is just a game, yes, but in this age of worldwide distribution it is to be expected that toes will be stepped on, and developers need to take care of it. I am surprised that no feedback was gotten in that market before release though, would have saved them tons of money - now they have to re-press a Russian specific set of console games.

[QUOTE="carlosjuero"]

[QUOTE="lordlors"]

That's because you don't even know what really happend during the Philippine-American War.

yeah war is illogical and stupid. Anyway, American soldiers do not deserve to be in any country except USA. I've always wondered why there are American soldiers outside of the US. Why are there still American soldiers in Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc.? I really don't get it. If all US soldiers are just in the US ready to defend the country if there is attack, there would have been little to no casualties. As if America actually cares about other countries. America is only interested in its own interests and nothing else.

lordlors

Oh yes, only interested in our own goals.. thats right. In WW I it was all about us.. oh wait... In WW II it was all about us too.. .wait.

US Troops are in other countries because of agreements with them, we aren't forcing troops on them in any way shape or form.

That said - this is a gaming forum, not a political commentary forum. Take your hatred for the US or for Non-US countries (many americans are just as bad as the US haters out there) somewhere else. In regards to the topic: This sort of thing has been pretty prevalent - Germany will not allow references to their murky past (Auschwitz, The Final Plan, etc) and games have to be modified to remove references to Nazis, etc in order to be sold there.

It is just a game, yes, but in this age of worldwide distribution it is to be expected that toes will be stepped on, and developers need to take care of it. I am surprised that no feedback was gotten in that market before release though, would have saved them tons of money - now they have to re-press a Russian specific set of console games.

the game puts you in control of a terrorist (don't spoil it) participating in a full scale massacre of Russian civilians in an actual place. the fact that there are people who think that this is a trivial matter is as worrying as the game developers' irresponsible approach to the subject matter. i mean, seriously? you expect the Russians to just heehaw and shrug it off? what's next? make a game that allows you to rape Obama's wife and tell White House to GROW UP?

Jinroh_basic

Don't spoil it? Have you not played the game yet? I don't understand how you can make judgements when you havn't actually played the game at all.

HUGE SPOILERS BELOW:

[spoiler] You're an undercover agent. You are not actually a terrorist. Don't not put that in there because it makes that part of your argument void. Guess who the actual enemy of the CoD 6 is besides Makarov. The American general. [/spoiler]

Americans are portrayed as the enemy in video games all the time. Fallout 1 for example. Americans invade Canada. Not too mention the amount of American Corporations that are also portrayed as pure evil. The game explicitly states when you start the game that some people might be offended by it. So they offer an option to skip it. So what do people do? They watch it and take part in it anyway and get offended. Completely ludicrous. The game is rated M for mature. I.E. Mature content.

On the subject of the recall. Russian's can do whatever they want in their own country. But if they tried to censor any sort of media here in America I would be extremely worried about our first ammendment rights. These rights extend to movies as well. Which have had just as much mature content as video games. If not more so.

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

the game puts you in control of a terrorist (don't spoil it) participating in a full scale massacre of Russian civilians in an actual place. the fact that there are people who think that this is a trivial matter is as worrying as the game developers' irresponsible approach to the subject matter. i mean, seriously? you expect the Russians to just heehaw and shrug it off? what's next? make a game that allows you to rape Obama's wife and tell White House to GROW UP?

Chyropraise

Don't spoil it? Have you not played the game yet? I don't understand how you can make judgements when you havn't actually played the game at all.

Americans are portrayed as the enemy in video games all the time. Fallout 1 for example. Americans invade Canada. Not too mention the amount of American Corporations that are also portrayed as pure evil. The game explicitly states when you start the game that some people might be offended by it. So they offer an option to skip it. So what do people do? They watch it and take part in it anyway and get offended. Completely ludicrous. The game is rated M for mature. I.E. Mature content.

On the subject of the recall. Russian's can do whatever they want in their own country. But if they tried to censor any sort of media here in America I would be extremely worried about our first ammendment rights. These rights extend to movies as well. Which have had just as much mature content as video games. If not more so.

Can you list more games that portray Americans as evil as oppose to Americans being saviors? I have not seen any especially modern video games. I'm interested.

Guess what...

"Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 not banned in Russia, says Activision"

Yet it's the entirely fictitious rumours which will be remembered and convince a few more people to buy what is essentially the 6th formulaic PC rehash of Medal of Honour, which incidentally is 10 years old this year. Crappy cold war era marketing propaganda FTL.

"Can you list more games that portray Americans as evil as oppose to Americans being saviors? I have not seen any especially modern video games. I'm interested."

Well, alot of games skirt around the issue. But there are a couple I can think off the top of my head. Fallout 1,2, Army of Two. GTA obviously takes place in America, even though they call it Liberty City. Ultor corporation from Saints Row 2 is an obvious American company. And it's not always USA as the savior. COD MW1 the Brits actually save the day. But it's not really Americans as a whole are evil in video games. Just certain people or corporations. It's not like any game out there points out that a whole country is evil. MW2 had Russian terrorists. Fallout 1 we "annex" Canada.

Something tells me that if this was an American airport we're in and we were mowing down American civilians, IW would probably receive twice as much flak as they are already receiving.KHAndAnime

I dont have any problems with people giving it flak, discussing the moral issues etc...the problem is when governments go out and actually BAN games from stores.

[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]Something tells me that if this was an American airport we're in and we were mowing down American civilians, IW would probably receive twice as much flak as they are already receiving.robertlie

I dont have any problems with people giving it flak, discussing the moral issues etc...the problem is when governments go out and actually BAN games from stores.

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Sorry - but the political correctness has become ridiculous - the problem is with Muslim terrorists - not Russia.

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CNN is even trying to paint the Ft Hood terrorist as a victim - this **** is out of control.