On Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s announcement day, I was excited. Not just for the usual reasons, but because this instalment promised to tackle some seriously mature topics. Articles were published describing a terrorist attack in London, civilian collateral damage, situations ripped “straight from the headlines” and a particularly challenging child soldier level.
It sounded like a recipe for controversy, sure, but also an opportunity for something a bit different.
I’m a great believer in the potential of war games to provide genuinely interesting commentary on conflict. This is to the extent I wrote a bonus dissertation analysing how This War of Mine and Spec Ops: The Line critique the complexities and horrors of war. Yes, I’m a nerd.
