Infinity Ward, developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, has released an update that adds a home screen message that supports the Black Lives Matter movement. Once players have updated their game, the new message appears while screens are loading or when you switch to another game mode like Warzone (thanks, The Verge). The statement reads: “Our community is suffering. The systemic inequalities experienced by our communities are once again at center stage. Call of Duty and Infinity Ward stand for equality and inclusion. We are against racism and injustice suffered by our black community. Until change and Black Lives Matter occur, we will never truly be the community we strive to be. The developer also announced in a tweet below that it would be tackling racism more forcefully than before and vowed to do a better job.
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Call of Duty has already reacted to recent events by delaying Call Duty: Modern Warfare Season 4 and Call of Duty: Mobile Season 7 for the foreseeable future. The video game industry as a whole has also taken action, with companies like EA donating €1 million to organizations dedicated to fighting racial injustice in the United States and fighting discrimination around the world. world. < p lang="en" dir="ltr">We stand in solidarity with the black community and against white supremacy, racism and police brutality and condemn the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and many others. This is how we pledge to change #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/jfYGinhl2e pic.twitter.com/Y0P3f1E2PQ3 June 2020 In addition, publisher Square Enix has pledged to donate €250,000 to the cause, the Pokémon company and Ubisoft are donating €100,000, and Niantic, creators of Pokémon Go, have pledged to donate a minimum of €5 million for "black and AR game creators."