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Infinity Ward Comments on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare White Phosphorus Killstreak Controversy



Infinity Ward finally has been under fire recently, due to the inclusion of White Phosphorus as a killstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?s multiplayer mode. This is a weapon that many have deemed as glorifying war crimes, and the backlash has caused the developer to respond. Infinity Ward stated that the intention is to create a ?playground to play on? and not to promote or glorify chemical warfare.
Multiplayer design director Geoff Smith explained:

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