Activision Apologizes for , ‘Call of Duty’ Map’s ‘Insensitive’, Depiction of Koran.<br />Activision Apologizes for , ‘Call of Duty’ Map’s ‘Insensitive’, Depiction of Koran.<br />Activision Apologizes, , Removes 'Insensitive' Content , 'Mistakenly' Included in Call of Duty Map.<br />Polygon reports that Activision <br />has apologized for "inappropriate content" <br />players spotted in a Call of Duty: Vanguard map. .<br />The content, which sparked a furious social media response, reportedly showed pages of the Koran strewn across the ground and splattered with blood.<br />The content, which sparked a furious social media response, reportedly showed pages of the Koran strewn across the ground and splattered with blood.<br />Screenshots were posted to Twitter showing <br />the torn out pages and even that they <br />have Arabic script written on them. .<br />Screenshots were posted to Twitter showing <br />the torn out pages and even that they <br />have Arabic script written on them. .<br />Polygon points out that Activision didn't directly <br />mention the pages in its apology but acknowledged , “there was insensitive content to the Muslim <br />community mistakenly included last week, <br />and has since been removed from the game.”.<br />Polygon points out that Activision didn't directly <br />mention the pages in its apology but acknowledged , “there was insensitive content to the Muslim <br />community mistakenly included last week, <br />and has since been removed from the game.”.<br />It should never have appeared as it did <br />in game. We deeply apologize. We are <br />taking immediate steps internally <br />to address the situation to prevent <br />such occurrences in the future, Activision statement, via Polygon.<br />Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Zombies <br />mode is developed by Treyarch.<br />Sledgehammer Games developed the <br />standard multiplayer and the game's campaign. .<br />Polygon reports that a representative <br />for Activision declined to make <br />additional comments on the incident.<br />In 2012, Activision removed the Favela map <br />from the Infinity Ward-developed <br />Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 .<br />Players discovered that paintings in the map <br />depicted a quote from the Prophet Muhammad:, “Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.”.<br />At the time, Activision apologized and <br />removed the offensive content from the map. .<br />At the time, Activision apologized and <br />removed the offensive content from the map.
