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Modern Warfare 2's infamous No Russian stage could have influenced the terrorists behind this week's suicide bombing at a Moscow airport, Russian state media has claimed.
A report on a Russia Today news program picked up by the New York Times cited similarities between yesterday's suicide bombing of Moscow's Domdedovo International Airport and a level in Infinity Ward's 2009 shooter in which you play as an undercover operative asked to gun down civilians in an airport.
After studying a YouTube clip of the No Russian stage, the RT reporter asked, "With so many people seemingly downloading, playing or watching this game, you have to consider whether anyone ever thought this game could so closely mirror reality."
Walid Phares, a Fox News terrorism analyst, then went on to speculate that the perpetrators of the Domdedovo attack might have trained using the game, or others like it.
"The issue is we need to know if terrorists or extremists are using these videos or DVDs or games to basically apply the model," he pondered.
"I think those who have been radicalised already – that is supposed in this case jihadists, Al-Qaeda or other kind – they look at the games and say these games will serve them to train."
Militants from the North Caucasus region of Russia are expected of carrying out the suicide bombing, which killed 35 people and injured 110 more.
This isn't the first time Modern Warfare 2's No Russian segment has attracted controversy. Publisher Activision decided to cut the level from the Russian release of the game "after seeking the advice of local counsel."
The most recent entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops, caught plenty of flak too. Following its release in November last year, Cuban state media attacked the game for glorifying "the illegal assassination attempts the United States government planned against the Cuban leader," claiming the title "stimulates sociopathic attitudes in North American children and adolescents."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-25-mw2-linked-to-russian-airport-massacre
A report on a Russia Today news program picked up by the New York Times cited similarities between yesterday's suicide bombing of Moscow's Domdedovo International Airport and a level in Infinity Ward's 2009 shooter in which you play as an undercover operative asked to gun down civilians in an airport.
After studying a YouTube clip of the No Russian stage, the RT reporter asked, "With so many people seemingly downloading, playing or watching this game, you have to consider whether anyone ever thought this game could so closely mirror reality."
Walid Phares, a Fox News terrorism analyst, then went on to speculate that the perpetrators of the Domdedovo attack might have trained using the game, or others like it.
"The issue is we need to know if terrorists or extremists are using these videos or DVDs or games to basically apply the model," he pondered.
"I think those who have been radicalised already – that is supposed in this case jihadists, Al-Qaeda or other kind – they look at the games and say these games will serve them to train."
Militants from the North Caucasus region of Russia are expected of carrying out the suicide bombing, which killed 35 people and injured 110 more.
This isn't the first time Modern Warfare 2's No Russian segment has attracted controversy. Publisher Activision decided to cut the level from the Russian release of the game "after seeking the advice of local counsel."
The most recent entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops, caught plenty of flak too. Following its release in November last year, Cuban state media attacked the game for glorifying "the illegal assassination attempts the United States government planned against the Cuban leader," claiming the title "stimulates sociopathic attitudes in North American children and adolescents."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-25-mw2-linked-to-russian-airport-massacre
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So now terrorst are being influenced by video games.. .............right
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white people are a ? joke.
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playmaker88 wrote: »So now terrorst are being influenced by video games.. .............right
good thing they never played Just Cause 2 -
speaking of no russia, this might sound stupid, but I refused to shoot the civilians in that level.
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So let me get this ? straight....people are using video games for "training".......riiiiiiight.....the pussification of the world continues
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This is ? lunacy.
FIFA does make me want to play football though. So they could be right. -
Swiffness! wrote: »good thing they never played Just Cause 2
Maybe they couldn't figure out what country that was -
This is ? lunacy.
FIFA does make me want to play football though. So they could be right.
lol lol........try playing GTA4 -
One Spliff wrote: »white people are a ? joke.
When white people go mental it's usually the video games that get the blame first. Standard procedure -
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lmao!!!!! -
dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »
When white people go mental it's usually the video games that get the blame first. Standard procedure
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Modern Warfare 2's infamous No Russian stage could have influenced the terrorists behind this week's suicide bombing at a Moscow airport, Russian state media has claimed.
A report on a Russia Today news program picked up by the New York Times cited similarities between yesterday's suicide bombing of Moscow's Domdedovo International Airport and a level in Infinity Ward's 2009 shooter in which you play as an undercover operative asked to gun down civilians in an airport.
After studying a YouTube clip of the No Russian stage, the RT reporter asked, "With so many people seemingly downloading, playing or watching this game, you have to consider whether anyone ever thought this game could so closely mirror reality."
Walid Phares, a Fox News terrorism analyst, then went on to speculate that the perpetrators of the Domdedovo attack might have trained using the game, or others like it.
"The issue is we need to know if terrorists or extremists are using these videos or DVDs or games to basically apply the model," he pondered.
"I think those who have been radicalised already – that is supposed in this case jihadists, Al-Qaeda or other kind – they look at the games and say these games will serve them to train."
Militants from the North Caucasus region of Russia are expected of carrying out the suicide bombing, which killed 35 people and injured 110 more.
This isn't the first time Modern Warfare 2's No Russian segment has attracted controversy. Publisher Activision decided to cut the level from the Russian release of the game "after seeking the advice of local counsel."
The most recent entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops, caught plenty of flak too. Following its release in November last year, Cuban state media attacked the game for glorifying "the illegal assassination attempts the United States government planned against the Cuban leader," claiming the title "stimulates sociopathic attitudes in North American children and adolescents."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-25-mw2-linked-to-russian-airport-massacre
@the bolded: 1. could have? do they know if the ? even played the game?
2. the game is rated m for 18 and up so if kids playin it tell the parents something.
? gonna try to ban superman next time some crazy ? jump out a window -
wait hold up i just read this ? over. so this dude had 35 kills and only 1 death? damn he nice
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mdizzle9000 wrote: »wait hold up i just read this ? over. so this dude had 35 kills and only 1 death? damn he nice
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