Ayman al-Zawahiri declares jihad on western gamers in his latest video.
In a recent video issued to Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the horrifying attack in an airport in the upcoming video game, Modern Warfare 2. Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the leaders of the terrorist organization, is seen in the video professing the attack as retaliation for the defeat of the unnamed Middle Eastern country from the first Modern Warfare. “Western intervention into the affairs of Muslims knows no bounds, and they hound us into the digital world,” alledges al-Zawahiri. “It is up to us to respond in kind, and defend our cyber bretheren.”
Presiden Kotick gears up to defend his other franchises from Al Qaeda.
Handicam footage of the horrfying event was leaked onto the internet days ago, quickly being DMCA’d wherever it is uploaded by the legal team at Activision. While Activision claimed to be removing the videos to limit the backlash, their determination to remove all traces of it so quickly lead many skeptics to believe that the attack to be an inside job by Activision. Bobby Kotick, president and CEO of Activision, defended the company and its property, stating, “The developers at Infinity Ward are working day and night on this issue. We have been unable to remove the offending scene from the finished product, but have been able to make it a skippable event.” He went further, pledging to personally combat terrorism in any way he can. His hardline stance has boosted his popularity as president of Activision, after suffering recent public relation snafus with the gaming public. It is still unknown how Al Qaeda implanted the level into the game in the first place.
These moves do not go far enough for Australia, however. They are looking at ways to bump the rating for Modern Warfare 2 to 18+, essentially banning the game from the country, fearing a virtual attack on their own civillians. Other countries have not followed suit, choosing to listen to President Kotick’s rhetoric. “If you do not allow Modern Warfare 2 into your homes, the terrorists have won. It’s that simple.”
