Post: Call of Duty Pulled from Norway Stores
08-04-2011, 07:41 PM #1
The Open Minded
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Source: You must login or register to view this content. // By: The Open Minded // Thursday, August 4th, 2011


Following the tragic massacre in Norway, Call of Duty has been pulled from two major retailers. Not only has Call of Duty been removed from shelves, but other violent first person shooters have also been pulled.

One of the stores, called Coop, made a statement saying:
Originally posted by another user
"In light of Friday's horrific events, and out of respect for those affected, we have chosen to remove selected items from our range."


Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: World at War Platinum, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Classic, Homefront, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Counter-Strike Source, and World of Warcraft have all been pulled from the store shelves at Coop.

Another store chain called Platekompaniet has also removed various shooters and other games from it's shelves.

Although the shooter from the incident, Anders Breivik, stated he had very little interest in first person shooters, he did state:
Originally posted by another user
[Modern Warfare 2 was] "part of my training simulation…You can more or less completely simulate actual operations."


Breivik did spend a lot of time using video games, but he was more geared towards RPGs and fantasy titles. He was a self proclaimed World of Warcraft addict. It is believed he made the claims of addiction to cover up the time he spent meticulously planning his attack.

So what are your opinions? Do you think that these games should have been pulled due to the attack? Are his claims that he used violent, first person shooters to plan his attack justification enough to deprive consumers of a product that they have the right to purchase?

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08-05-2011, 02:46 AM #29
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Originally posted by Maxidor View Post
Yes, the "No Russian" mission came to my mind after i posted, maybe you're right.. Gaspkay:


It's unfortunate to be honest, it was never intention on Activision or Infinity Ward. He was just a sick man. It doesn't matter if he blames it, he did the action. CoD is just banned because of bad publicity. It should be levied later.
08-05-2011, 02:55 AM #30
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Can’t trickshot me!
Originally posted by The
Call of Duty Pulled from Norway Stores
Source: You must login or register to view this content. // By: The Open Minded // Thursday, August 4th, 2011


Following the tragic massacre in Norway, Call of Duty has been pulled from two major retailers. Not only has Call of Duty been removed from shelves, but other violent first person shooters have also been pulled.

One of the stores, called Coop, made a statement saying:


Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: World at War Platinum, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Classic, Homefront, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Counter-Strike Source, and World of Warcraft have all been pulled from the store shelves at Coop.

Another store chain called Platekompaniet has also removed various shooters and other games from it's shelves.

Although the shooter from the incident, Anders Breivik, stated he had very little interest in first person shooters, he did state:


Breivik did spend a lot of time using video games, but he was more geared towards RPGs and fantasy titles. He was a self proclaimed World of Warcraft addict. It is believed he made the claims of addiction to cover up the time he spent meticulously planning his attack.

So what are your opinions? Do you think that these games should have been pulled due to the attack? Are his claims that he used violent, first person shooters to plan his attack justification enough to deprive consumers of a product that they have the right to purchase?



I knew this would happen sooner or later, not in Norway but I was sure in one country.
08-05-2011, 04:21 AM #31
D y n a s t y
You talkin to me?
People try to find a reason to blame videogames any chance they get dont they
08-05-2011, 06:33 AM #32
That's pre-cool
08-05-2011, 06:38 AM #33
So I can't pwn Norwegian noobs no more.... damn. :(

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08-05-2011, 10:12 AM #34
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Originally posted by The
Call of Duty Pulled from Norway Stores
Source: You must login or register to view this content. // By: The Open Minded // Thursday, August 4th, 2011


Following the tragic massacre in Norway, Call of Duty has been pulled from two major retailers. Not only has Call of Duty been removed from shelves, but other violent first person shooters have also been pulled.

One of the stores, called Coop, made a statement saying:


Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: World at War Platinum, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Classic, Homefront, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Counter-Strike Source, and World of Warcraft have all been pulled from the store shelves at Coop.

Another store chain called Platekompaniet has also removed various shooters and other games from it's shelves.

Although the shooter from the incident, Anders Breivik, stated he had very little interest in first person shooters, he did state:


Breivik did spend a lot of time using video games, but he was more geared towards RPGs and fantasy titles. He was a self proclaimed World of Warcraft addict. It is believed he made the claims of addiction to cover up the time he spent meticulously planning his attack.

So what are your opinions? Do you think that these games should have been pulled due to the attack? Are his claims that he used violent, first person shooters to plan his attack justification enough to deprive consumers of a product that they have the right to purchase?


did the dude get A kill feed? Smile

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08-05-2011, 11:02 AM #35
Toke
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its sad things like this happen and is world of warcraft really that violent?
08-05-2011, 12:15 PM #36
Meh i don't think that it was required for them to be moved off shelves as many people don't act on video games as they do about their beliefs.
08-05-2011, 12:42 PM #37
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Nikolai Reznov
The problem isn't with the games, it's with the people who can't distinguish reality from the games. Impressionable youngsters (note, I don't say young children, because I feel, if an 8 year old can handle GTA4, go ahead and let him play it, it's a parent's job to tell who can and can't play what games.), drug addicts, alcoholics, and the mentally insane should generally all be kept away from violent games.

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