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Did airport slaughter scene get Modern Warfare 2 banned in Russia?

I'll admit, I don't play a lot of video games. Nor do I blog about video games. I do, however, love to blog about Russia. And so it caught my eye this week when the two crossed paths. It was reported yesterday that Russia has apparently banned the sale of the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The deal is this: the game takes place in a world where Russia is ruled by extreme nationalists. At one point in the game, you're an undercover Army officer who participates in a bloody slaughter of civilians at an airport. It's perpetrated by a Russian extremist cell and the scene begins with its leader telling everyone "No Russian."

Paul Tassi at True/Slant played through the level and described it as such:
You walk out into the security gate at an airport, with lines full of people swarming to get through to their flights. I cocked my head while playing, as did all the civilians who turned to stare at us, and before I knew what was happening, Makarov and his men opened fire.

My jaw hit the floor as I watched them mow down about thirty people in under five seconds. But then the level actually begins, and it’s one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever taken part in.

The game forces you to walk at a snail’s pace through the airport, so you get the full effect of what’s happening. All around you, fleeing civilians are being mowed down by Makarov’s team, and you witness some crawling away trying to hide, and some sitting up against walls, nursing their wounds....The entire time the scene was unfolding, I was just thinking in my head “This is the Mumbai Massacre, I am playing the Mumbai Massacre.”
He also pointed to this video of the level:

The Russians understandably took umbrage to the scene and yesterday the internet was afire with reports of the game's banning. Today, however, Activision says the game has not been banned in Russia, but that the controversial scene has been removed. I haven't found anything about the game in a cursory look through the English-language Russian press, but if you see anything send it our way.

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Did airport slaughter scene get Modern Warfare 2 banned in Russia?

I'll admit, I don't play a lot of video games. Nor do I blog about video games. I do, however, love to blog about Russia. And so it caught my eye this week when the two crossed paths. It was reported yesterday that Russia has apparently banned the sale of the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The deal is this: the game takes place in a world where Russia is ruled by extreme nationalists. At one point in the game, you're an undercover Army officer who participates in a bloody slaughter of civilians at an airport. It's perpetrated by a Russian extremist cell and the scene begins with its leader telling everyone "No Russian."

Paul Tassi at True/Slant played through the level and described it as such:
"You walk out into the security gate at an airport, with lines full of people swarming to get through to their flights. I cocked my head while playing, as did all the civilians who turned to stare at us, and before I knew what was happening, Makarov and his men opened fire. My jaw hit the floor as I watched them mow down about thirty people in under five seconds. But then the level actually begins, and it’s one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever taken part in. The game forces you to walk at a snail’s pace through the airport, so you get the full effect of what’s happening. All around you, fleeing civilians are being mowed down by Makarov’s team, and you witness some crawling away trying to hide, and some sitting up against walls, nursing their wounds....The entire time the scene was unfolding, I was just thinking in my head “This is the Mumbai Massacre, I am playing the Mumbai Massacre.”

The Russians understandably took umbrage to the scene and yesterday the internet was afire with reports of the game's banning. Today, however, Activision says the game has not been banned in Russia, but that the controversial scene has been removed. I haven't found anything about the game in a cursory look through the English-language Russian press, but if you see anything send it our way.

FROM THE NEWS BLOG: http://blogs.current.com/news/2009/11/17/did-airport-slaughter-scene-get-modern-warfare-2-banned-in-russia/

SOURCES: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10399131-71.html
http://trueslant.com/tassi/2009/11/16/reflecting-on-modern-warfare-2s-airport-massacre/
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/11/17/modern-warfare-2-not-banned-in-russia-according-to-activision/I'll admit, I don't play a lot of video games. Nor do I blog about video... more