343iBot Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Infinity Ward has changed the name of its controversial "Border War" skin in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone after backlash. The Call of Duty developer changed the name to "Home on the Range" while also changing its in-game description. The studio's use of the skin has been criticized for glorifying the police at a time when protests against police violence are ongoing around the world. It also carries anti-immigration sentiments that some fans have called out on Twitter. The Santa Monica-based studio announced the change, which came via a patch on July 14, with a tweet. A patch is now live across all platforms that fixes: . Renames D-Day’s ‘Border War’ skin and bio. An exploit where players could pick up weapons they dropped before the infil sequence in #Warzone. A Rytec AMR bug where shots were hitting above the crosshairs in their scope — Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) July 14, 2020 The skin's description originally read "show them the error of their ways and make them pay with D-Day's Border War operator skin" and has now been changed to "play along with the deer and the antelope with the Home on the Range D-Day operator skin." Nothing else about the skin was changed. Continue Reading at GameSpotView the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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