'Call of Duty' North Korea invasion edition tops sales charts in South
The game’s North Korea invasion storyline has drawn strong interest in South Korea, where it has topped sales charts on Steam, the company said.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 topped sales charts in South Korea following its October 23 release, featuring a full-scale North Korean invasion of the peninsula.
- An explosion inside the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone injured three South Korean soldiers on Friday, further straining real-life ties between the neighbors even as the game launches.
- The game depicts paratroopers infiltrating through underground tunnels to catch South Korean and US troops off guard; in reality, the United States stations about 28,000 troops in the country to deter the nuclear-armed North.
- Reactions among South Korean gamers have been largely positive, with some posting hashtags meaning "exterminate communism" and considering upgrading their computers or buying new consoles to play the title.
- Kim Sung-jae, chairman of the Kim Dae Jung Peace Center, wrote last month that the title raises the "question of whether it is appropriate... to present the tragedy of the Korean War and current antagonism as something to be consumed for entertainment.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ju-hwan = Activision's first-person shooter (FPS) 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4' is drawing continuous attention with its vivid depiction of an all-out war between North and South Korea...
‘Call of Duty’ North Korea invasion edition tops sales
The latest instalment of the Call of Duty video game franchise, featuring a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea, has topped sales charts in the would-be target, even as real-life border tensions are ratcheting higher. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the latest edition of the globally pop
The game 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4,' which deals with a war on the Korean Peninsula, is a hit in Turkey, ranking first in sales immediately after its release. Local gamers are immersing themselves in the game, mentioning the history of participation in the Korean War and the shared conscription culture, and are showing high interest by creating voluntary translation patches despite the lack of language support.
The latest title of the videogame franchise "Call of Duty", which depicts a large-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea, leads the list of sales in the country, at a time of growing tensions between the two nations. Its launch, on Friday, occurred after an explosion in the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas, an incident in which three South Korean soldiers were wounded.
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'Call of Duty' North Korea invasion edition tops sales charts in South
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4", the latest edition of the globally popular franchise is set against a backdrop of tensions between the United States and Russia. Its Friday release comes on the heels of an explosion inside the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that injured three South Korean soldiers, further straining ties on the peninsula. The game follows several parallel storylines: a squad of young American and South Korean soldie…
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