Russians ban Modern Warfare 2 console versions for ‘No Russian’ mission

The Russians are angry. Apparently, they did not like how the controversial airport massacre level in Activision‘s blockbuster game was named the “No Russian” mission. To express their anger, they have ordered the recall of all the console versions of Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) from their store shelves.

The Russians are angry. Apparently, they did not like how the controversial airport massacre level in Activision‘s blockbuster game was named the “No Russian” mission. To express their anger, they have ordered the recall of all the console versions of Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) from their store shelves.

The said level has got the Russian gaming public in an uproar, along with a number of their politicians. They raised protest over how the Russian armed forces were depicted as a bunch of terrorists who came and invaded the United States, and putting up statues of dead terrorists all over Washington D.C.

I’m not a terrorist, I swear!!!

Other Russian websites, such as GotPS3, criticized the game for supposedly harboring a dominant preference towards the American culture, and in the process disregarding other cultures, particularly theirs.

For their part, Infinity Ward has since released an official patch for the PC and Steam versions. This patch takes out the said level completely from the game. Activision has also submitted a censored version to the Russian government, with the “No Russian” level also taken out. If it is approved, gamers can go back to enjoying the sound of gunfire on their consoles in less than a month.

We’ll keep you posted on this.

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