These scenes in the story mode of the highly anticipated "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" ($59.99-up, for Microsoft Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4 and Windows PCs, rated Mature for ages 17 and up) were not included for shock value, says Taylor Kurosaki, studio narrative director at Infinity Ward, the Santa Monica-based studio that created the game. Is she going for a weapon? Should the player shoot?Īnother scenario puts the player in the role of a young Middle Eastern girl and her brother, also a child, who must fight off a Russian soldier after he breaks into their modest abode, murders their father and seeks to finish them off, too.īeware e-skimming this holiday: Hackers hover near online shopping cartsĬomputing breakthrough: Google claims quantum 'supremacy' computing breakthrough
At one point, an unarmed woman disregards the commands of the soldiers and moves. Inside, they find several people dressed as civilians. The new game, out Friday, has one scene set in a London townhouse known to harbor terrorists where British special operations forces are investigating. Can a video game be too real? That’s a concern being raised about "Call of Duty Modern Warfare," the latest salvo in the multibillion-dollar video game series.