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Call of Duty Pulled From Stores In Norway Following Breivik Tragedy
Two major Norwegian retailers have pulled Activision's Call of Duty and other titles from the shelves in the wake of the tragic attacks carried out by Anders Breivik.
One chain, called the Coop commented on the action, "'In light of Friday's horrific events, and out of respect for those affected, we have chosen to remove selected items from our range."
The Coop pulled 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.
Another Norwegian chain, Platekompaniet, also pulled unspecified titles from store shelves.
In spite of the fact that Breivik was not a fan of first-person shooters in general, he did claim to have used Modern Warfare 2 as "part of my training simulation…You can more or less completely simulate actual operations."
Breivik was a gamer, but his tastes ran more towards RPGs and fantasy. He was an avowed World of Warcraft player and claimed to have used a supposed "addiction" to WoW as cover story for the time he spent plotting the massacre.
Source: Metro UK
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