Call of Duty games have never shied away from sensitive and political subject matter, but when Activision’s official Call of Duty account started “live reporting” a fictional terrorist attack, we saw a marketing move exit the realm of entertainment. The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 single player game was something of a surprise, with Treyarch including seamlessly branching storylines, and certain missions having a completion state that was not a success state, further altering the story. Then head down to the comments section and let us know whether or not you’re planning to buy Black Ops 3 when the game debuts later this year.
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1852: Chaos ensued, causing major traffic jams around the city centre.
2005: The “Singapore army” released a series of statements on the ground, establishing a “30-mile quarantine zone” and calling for citizens to remain in their homes. There have been no claims of responsibility from any organisation.
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Other users like Mark Lawson, criticised the stunt.
It tried very hard to not look like Call of Duty. As the below video shows, a little has changed in the newest Black Ops sequel, at least in terms of the game’s graphics and characters. Not to mention a few people thought the situation was real, based off of the tweets that were made.
Throughout the day, the first-person shooting game’s Twitter page has posted a series of messages about a fake military uprising in Singapore – but in the style of actual news.
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However, another local gamer Neo Chua, 33, a sales manager, said Singaporeans are not likely to believe the false news.
