In both competitive multiplayer and Zombies mode, the swastika was left out. Multiplayer, however, is another beast altogether. This is in keeping with pretty much every single other video game release in Germany that has even a hint of Nazi symbols, from Wolfenstein to Bionic Commando. In Germany, however, where there are strict censorship laws against this, the campaign will be censored accordingly. This means that for most countries, the campaign will still have the swastika and other Nazi imagery. So Sledgehammer decided to include the Nazi symbols in the campaign 'to be historically accurate and tell the story we wanted to tell.'Ĭondrey says it was ' the best way to represent history, which was very important to us.' The developer even has a military historian on the payroll to ensure that this imagery is used in historically accurate ways throughout the campaign. In short, it's not something we take lightly.'

There’s certainly a line that we are very conscious not to cross, while still honoring the sacrifice of those who fought to push back the world from the brink of tyranny.

It’s a fine balance of not glorifying the symbolism, while also not ignoring or shying away from this dark moment in human history. 'There are, of course, cultural boundaries that we felt we needed to respect,' he adds, 'and we also wanted to be authentic in our approach to game design. So I decided to do a little digging! This is what I found.“We’ve wrestled with the topic of Nazi iconography, including the swastika, throughout the course of development,' Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey tells me. So, I am a huge fan of ARs in Call of Duty games, Im not one of those people who are concerned with guns in WWII because I know the smgs will be awesome.

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