{"id":50547,"date":"2020-06-05T12:06:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=50547"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:06:06","slug":"call-of-duty-gets-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2020\/06\/05\/call-of-duty-gets-political\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty gets political"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the splash screen that will greet you in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare if you fire up the game today. After years of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/87Jb5Qj5JPM\">denying<\/a> that Call of Duty was a game with a political message, (even with <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.openedition.org\/ejas\/8831\">mountains<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/estnn.com\/call-of-duty-announces-agreements-with-us-army\/\">of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2014\/oct\/22\/call-of-duty-gaming-role-military-entertainment-complex\">evidence<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgamer.net\/articles\/no-russian-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-infamous-mission-critics-developers-lookback-feature\">contrary<\/a>) it seems like Activision Blizzard is finally ready to say <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATVI_AB\/status\/1267300339104968709\">something<\/a> political with their platform. Hurrah! Unfortunately, it may sound a little <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/blizzard-protest-blackout-black-lives-matter-hong-kong\/\">hypocritical<\/a> to some.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the splash screen that will greet you in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare if you fire up the game today. 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