Unless you’ve been living under a rock or spending far too much time away from the real world, you’re likely to have been hearing all about two things – Amy Winehouse is dead, and a disturbed Norwegian man has killed a lot of citizens.
In the midst of all this mayhem, there has been an outcry over the Norwegian killer’s written manifesto, in which he claims that Modern Warfare 2 offered him valuable, realistic military training for his atrocious acts. Newsrooms across the world have been ablaze with sensationalist fever ever since, and now a major Norwegian corporation has decided to make a somewhat drastic gesture.
Coop, a kind of supermarket found all over Europe (a bit like our Pick n Pay), has decided to remove a total of 51 items from their store in light of the recent massacre. Out of these items, a number of popular FPS games have been taken off the shelf, no doubt due to their military theme and the Norwegian man’s own written word that such games helped him to “prepare”. Coop Norway made a statement saying that they have chosen to remove the items out of respect for those affected by the tragedy.
While it was uncertain if all the European Coop stores were going to follow suit, Coop Denmark has released a statement stating that they will not be removing any products from their shelves, stating that they believe the terrorism has been guided by motives outside the computer world and that they see no direct link between the two.
Among the removed games are the following:
• Homefront
• 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
• Sniper Ghost Warrior
• Counter-Strike Source
• World of Warcraft
If you’re confused about World of Warcraft, it’s there because the shooter spent a lot of time playing it.
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