Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | 01:22 GMT

Infinity Ward pulls controversial “F.A.G.S.” Modern Warfare 2 trailer

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Well, that didn’t take long. Earlier this weekend, Infinity Ward posted a Modern Warfare 2 trailer that was jokingly sponsored by “Fight Against Grenade Spam.” Instead of uproarious laughter, however, Infinity Ward’s jest was met with the regular, bad kind of uproar. So, in response, the developer’s wiped the video off the face of the Internet.

“I think the core gag is great, the end is a bit too far from the intent of the joke & can appreciate the concerns. Pulled.” tweeted IW’s Robert Bowling in response to a couple of particularly offended games journos.

So, back to complaining about dedicated servers, then?

Thanks, Kotaku.

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6 comments

Sethos
02/11/09, 1:27 am

People are so sensitive these days.

Uncontested
02/11/09, 7:08 am

Nah only FAGS are sensitive.

u sea wat i did thar?

Blerk
02/11/09, 8:40 am

What were they thinking? Did they ever envisage a scenario where this could have turned out ‘really well’?

El_MUERkO
02/11/09, 11:30 am

i got what they were trying to do but they cant be seen to encourage childish homophobic abuse, silly acti

Santa Clause
02/11/09, 12:41 pm

Ahahahahahaha…

Gheritt White
02/11/09, 6:32 pm

I do get the impression that homophobia is more generally accepted by the public at large over in North America than it is in Europe – perhaps I’m wrong, but this doesn’t do anything to dissuade me otherwise.