

One person pointed out that during war, lynching was not exclusive to one country or race.Īccording to Activision, the publisher of the game, the scene takes place in Saint-Lo, France after the Invasion of Normandy: Others are calling for an outright boycott until the scene is removed.īut there are also those who say it is all an overreaction. On Twitter, comments poured in with some saying they will not be spending their money on the game this year. "I understand are violent, but that is very inappropriate I think." "I couldn't even imagine coming across that during regular playing," said another customer. Just seeing people being hanged and especially how they look, it can be portrayed as almost like the South."

"I can see why it can be very controversial, but it's up to people to see," said one customer at a GameStop store in Silver Spring.
