Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 16:26 GMT

Russian media points to Modern Warfare 2 over airport bombing

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Russia Today, a government-financed satellite channel, has broadcast a report mixing footage of the aftermath of yesterday’s Moscow airport bombing with the No Russian level from Modern Warfare 2.

Russia Today’s report, which emphasized that the video game was made by Americans, included an interview with Walid Phares, a Fox News terrorism analyst, who suggested that terrorists might be using virtual games like this one to train for real attacks.

“I think those who have been radicalized already — let’s suppose in this case jihadists, Al Qaeda or [some] other kind — they look at the games and say these games will serve them to train,” Phares said.

Said Russia today in a written report:

“The bloody scenes of the Moscow attack are reminiscent of what can be seen in a year-old computer game, the scenario of which controversially involves a character who is urged to kill civilians in an imaginary Russian airport.

“In the mission dubbed ‘No Russian’ the player goes on a terrorist rampage, helping to massacre civilians in a fictitious Moscow airport. It may have seemed too gruesome and tragic ever to come true.”

A bomber yesterday detonated an estimated 7kg of TNT at Domodedovo airport, killing 35 people and injuring 110.

Via the New York Times.

26 comments

#1

Callum
25/01/11, 4:36 pm

As always, the conclusions drawn by the media and these so called ‘experts’ are laughable. I genuinely wish the gaming media wouldn’t pay them any attention because frankly, they don’t deserve it.

#2

Zarckan
25/01/11, 4:38 pm

Let’s see how quickly Daily Mail picks up on these. :-/

#3

KrazyKraut
25/01/11, 4:40 pm

yeah Acti…Russia hates you know.

Thats a not good….believe me.

#4

Rosseu
25/01/11, 4:41 pm

It’s just a game

#5

drewbles82
25/01/11, 4:43 pm

I dont get it tho. This was a bomber. The game is using machine guns, its not the same. Location maybe. Yet if it was in any other airport in the world, no one would have said anything.
Lets find something/someone to blame other than the actually people who commit these acts.Dumbasses

#6

Anders
25/01/11, 4:46 pm

In Russia… something something.

#7

Prof.Dr.Moertel
25/01/11, 4:47 pm

I always thought the games resemble the reality and not the other way around. Damn my whole life is just a copy of games -.-

#8

abnormal alan
25/01/11, 4:51 pm

I can just imagine all these terrorist groups sitting round

Terrorist 1 – “So lads what are we going to blow up today”
Terrorist 2 – “Hmmm well I saw a nice empty park how about that?”
Terrorist 1 – “Well yeah that seems like a pretty good idea to me”

*terrorist 1 puts his copy of Modern Warfare in the xbox*

Terrorist 1 – “……….boys, new idea”

what a load of balls. If Modern Warfare is to blame then i’d say next stop is for the russians to invade America, watch out lads

#9

hitnrun
25/01/11, 4:59 pm

Sigh. It’s like when someone farts in polite company. Everyone was thinking about it*, but these losers have to go and say it.

*Thinking about the eerie similarity, not that there’s some link, because actual Cechnyan terrorists could not give two shits about some shitty plot twist in an American blockbuster movie-game.

#10

PICKLEONASTICK
25/01/11, 5:10 pm

yep its this AMERICAN video game made buy AMERICAN company.
AMERICAN……..AMERICAN….AMERICAN.

DIE HARD 2 ANYONE. na its just a film. films have been around for ages. no-one getting influenced from films.

wouldnt surprise me they try to ban codmw2 now. and there’s no chance of them incuding scenarios like this in future titles.

#11

jnms
25/01/11, 5:33 pm

First it was books, then it was the radio, then it was rock and roll, then it was movies…now it is games.

Ignorance never changes.

Any guesses on what will be blamed next?

#12

Prof.Dr.Moertel
25/01/11, 5:40 pm

@11 3D TV and cheesecake.

#13

bagelbaker
25/01/11, 5:54 pm

cant they see that modernwarfare uses guns?

#14

EscoBlades
25/01/11, 6:00 pm

What a flaming load of crap!

#15

NeoSquall
25/01/11, 6:08 pm

@8 I hope not, or else Americans would blame DICE and EA because Russians played Bad Company 2

#16

M2Kx
25/01/11, 6:46 pm

This chick @1:30 is hot :>

#17

Prof.Dr.Moertel
25/01/11, 7:01 pm

#18

YoungZer0
25/01/11, 7:23 pm

I remember making a sarcastic comment about this … oh humanity, you never fail to … fail.

#19

DSB
25/01/11, 8:32 pm

Hysterical response to terrorist strike in 3…. 2…. Oh, there it is.

#20

2EX08
25/01/11, 8:48 pm

Coincidence.
Why didn’t that word cross anyones mind?
Besides shouldn’t the media attack the terrorist who caused the act and not activision?

#21

YoungZer0
25/01/11, 9:01 pm

@20: Oh don’t worry, Putin already promised revenge.

#22

DSB
25/01/11, 9:04 pm

@21 So he’s deleting MW2 off his Steam client and boycotting Black Ops?

#23

Yoshi
25/01/11, 10:13 pm

Terrorist: “Ohh lads when we go into this airport I want you to do it just like we practised on Call of Duty. So soon as these doors open, everyone right click your mouse so you can zoom in and then left click so you shoot. Got it? Let’s ROLE!”

MOTHER FUCKING FACEPALM!!!!!!!!
Also see how he was quick to shrug off DVDs? What about Die Hard 2? (think it is) Where the airport is taken over by (I think) Russians. (I haven’t watch it in a while but I know for a fact it gets taken over)

#24

Jensen6
25/01/11, 10:13 pm

this was caused by a suicide bomber NOT by a video game. why do they blame video games every time when something aweful happens? if terrorits really take their objectives from games, they would have done it the same way it can be played in MW2. they shouldn’t look for the next guilty thing that comes to their mind (in this case activision and MW2), they should think logical.

#25

mojo
26/01/11, 8:15 am

in soviet russia, the airport bombs u.

11: social networks

#26

Well-Howdy-Doo
28/01/11, 9:41 pm

Can someone show me where the interactive movies are? Is Die Hard 2 one of these? Thanks…

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