MW2: To Russia With Love, Sorta
Amid rumors that the Russian government had recalled all console versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, yesterday had us all thinking the Cold War would suddenly reignite over a mess of controversial pixels and that now-infamous airport scene.
Today Activision laid those fears to rest, telling IncGamers that the reports are untrue:
"Reports that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been banned in Russia are erroneous. Activision only released a PC version of the game in Russia which went on sale on Tuesday, Nov. 10."
Now, as one commenter pointed out, there is a world of difference between voluntarily withholding a game from market and allowing it to face a potential ban. But with Activision's laser-focus on the bottom line and its lust for pretty, pretty money, all that comes to mind is a quote from my good personal friend Young MC: "There's one more girl you won't be getting."
Meanwhile, I wonder how much Activision stands to lose in revenue from the lack of Russian console sales of the game, or if they never seriously expected Russian console revenue in the first place. No rubles? Hey, bust a move.
Activision: MW2 Russian Recall "Erroneous" [IncGamers]
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Posted to Miscellany, Video Games on 17 November 2009
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