Activision made a secret deal for gun product placement in Call of Duty

6 months 2 weeks ago

Content warning: This article discusses violence towards children.

Activision made a secret deal with Remington to feature the arms maker's Adaptive Combat Rifle in 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The paper said the deal was detailed in internal Remington documents that were obtained by legal counsel in discovery during a lawsuit filed by parents whose children were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

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Brendan Sinclair