

It begins with the player walking out of an elevator with four other gunmen, who proceed to open fire on a large group of civilians at a security checkpoint. In the game's fourth level, "No Russian", the player controls an undercover CIA agent who participates in a mass shooting at a Moscow airport to gain the trust of a Russian terrorist group. In "No Russian", the player can shoot at civilians at an airport. However, despite these controversies, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 grossed $310 million in its first day of release. Windows players created an online petition to allow for dedicated servers, receiving over 150,000 signatures in ten days. The Windows version of the game was also met with criticism from players, when it was revealed that the game would not support dedicated servers among a litany of other changes. An easter egg referencing the United States policy " don't ask, don't tell" was also seen as homophobic, though most journalists belittled these allegations. In response, Infinity Ward removed the video from YouTube. Some video game journalists chastised the video's use of profanity, and that the video's title forms the acronym F.A.G.S., a pejorative for gay people. Allegations of homophobic content arose when Infinity Ward released a video titled "Fight Against Grenade Spam".

This level was largely criticized for allowing players to partake in a terrorist attack, and international versions of the game were subject to censorship due to the level's content.

One of the most arguably infamous of these controversies is found in the game's fourth level, " No Russian", where the player controls an undercover CIA agent who participates in a mass shooting at a Moscow airport to gain the trust of a Russian terrorist group. Released worldwide on November 10, 2009, it generated several controversies. Controversies surrounding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Ĭall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision.
