A new video game is under fire for scenes in which players can kill innocent bystanders in a bloody terrorist attack on an airport. While the makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 say they want players to be “emotionally shocked” by the “authenticity” of the scenes, others say they are gratuitous and could encourage violent behavior. Should video games allow us to play at being terrorists? (Watch scenes of terrorist attacks from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2)
What horrible timing: It's shocking that the makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would release this game so soon after the Fort Hood massacre, says Jonathan Berr on Daily Finance. The company, Activision Blizzard, could at least have "waited until after Veterans Day." Then again, with casualties still mounting in Iraq and Afghanistan -- more than 350,000 have been wounded since 9/11 -- maybe there's "no good time" to release this game.
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