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White House Uses Call Of Duty Footage In Showcase Of Destruction In Iran War (www.gamespot.com)

submitted 10 hours ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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This isn't the first time the Trump administration has used video games to promote its political ideologies. Following the recent escalation of the United States and Israel's joint military campaign against Iran, the White House has taken to X to share a video promoting its ongoing operations. In addition to real footage from recent attacks, the video includes a killstreak animation from 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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[–] hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 hours ago

Finally some proof that video games cause violence. Checkmate, g*mers.

[–] rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 7 hours ago

duh, you're supposed to use arma for this

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 21 points 9 hours ago

Microsoft and its gaming division are a target of the ongoing Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) movement. Furthermore, numerous Microsoft employees have called for the company to stop supporting Israel during its ongoing war in Gaza, which a UN Special Committee said was "consistent with the characteristics of genocide."

"We think that Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide, and as Microsoft employees, we don't want to be part of this sinister project for Gaza," Microsoft employees wrote in an open letter to the company. "Moreover, we think it's our responsibility, as tech workers, to raise the alarm, and to ensure that our technologies are used to make the voices of the oppressed heard, and not facilitate their demise."