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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 found to contain homophobic joke
Published: 11:07AM GMT 08 Dec 2009
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has been found to contain a homophobia Easter egg
Back in the firing line: Modern Warfare 2 looks set to draw more criticism after it emerged the game contained a homophobic Easter egg Photo: AP
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 looks set to attract more controversy after a homophobic joke was found in the game. During the early stages of the game's campaign mode, a conversation is struck up between two US troops during which the following exchange takes place:
Troop 1: You ever see a grown man naked?
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Troop 2: (laughs)
Troop 2: Hey man you still gay? I’m kidding. Don’t ask don’t tell
Troop 1: No ammo, no armour
Troop 2: Ha ha ha! That’s why I’m a cold-blooded carnivorous warrior bro!
This is not the first time Activision's top-selling video game has found itself in the midst of a storm of controversy. Prior to its launch in November, in-game footage was leaked onto the internet showing the player killing unarmed civilians with a group of terrorists at a Russian airport. The scenes caused heated debate in the UK; Labour's former digital minister, Tom Watson, set up a Facebook group called Gamer's Voice as a pressure group for video game fans, after Keith Vaz, the Home Affairs Select Committee chairman, condemned the game for its "scenes of brutality".