Feb 20, 2024 · Browne and Cristando both recognize the contradiction in their politics and the military action game they love. Cristando says Call of Duty feels like gambling — “just one more game” — and they...

Feb 2, 2021 · But where the original Call of Duty was all rah-rah patriotism, the latest entry in the series evinces how cynical the franchise — and, by extension, American politics — has become.

“Call of Duty” gets criticism from across the political spectrum for the ideas people think it promotes. On the one hand there are the terminally online individuals who think that any kind of diversity ruins their fun, and on the other are the people who think “COD” promotes the US military and glamorizes warfare.

Jun 15, 2023 · What began as a misogynistic harassment campaign dressed up as a movement for “ethics in journalism” ended up influencing the 2016 U.S. elections in ways much of the political class failed to predict.

Aug 8, 2019 · Only Trump is making COD a political game by blaming COD for mass shootings in his dumb speech. For those who are confused, what they are saying is that the game tackles political themes, but doesn’t take a side.

Mar 9, 2018 · Following a private meeting this afternoon in which President Donald Trump discussed violence in video games with a number of stakeholders, the White House published a video on its official YouTube...

Aug 9, 2019 · Over the years, Call of Duty has relied on real "ripped from the headlines" anxieties to build its plots, and on controversial political figures: Oliver North, a former US Marine Corps colonel...

Oct 2, 2024 · In global politics, great power competition has ramped-up where countries return to brinkmanship, putting America and the world at eschatological risk. There are many story lines and concepts at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war that are unrealistic.

Playing the Hero: Examining the Discrepancies between Political Ideology and the First-Person Shooter Video Game, Call of Duty Public Deposited

Sep 25, 2019 · On Tuesday, the team behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare finally revealed its campaign trailer. What lies behind the curtain is a fraught military drama, one that sees British and American...