Call of Duty’s new title won’t have Nazi imagery censored such as the swastika, a symbol that has been used by the Nazis throughout the second world war, this claim comes from an insider.
The Call of Duty franchise is getting another world war 2 game, which goes by the codename Vanguard, apparently. It’s being developed by Sledgehammer Games, which is the same studio that worked on Call of Duty: WWII. In Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer mode there were no swastikas included at all, so if this claim is true it will be something new for Sledgehammer Games.
Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey made statements to Forbes about the censorship in Call of Duty: WWII back in the day, saying “We’ve wrestled with the topic of Nazi iconography, including the swastika, throughout the course of development,”
“There are, of course, cultural boundaries that we felt we needed to respect.” Condrey continued, “And we also wanted to be authentic in our approach to game design. It’s a fine balance of not glorifying the symbolism, while also not ignoring or shying away from this dark moment in human history. There’s certainly a line that we are very conscious not to cross, while still honoring the sacrifice of those who fought to push back the world from the brink of tyranny. In short, it’s not something we take lightly.”
And now this is where the insider Tom Henderson comes. He has shared some details about the development of the new Call of Duty game, along with a tweet that is very interesting.
By “no more…” he might be implying that the iron cross is not being used anymore, as it used to be an alternative for the swastika symbol in Call of Duty: WWII. “Time to be historically accurate.” sentence also gets me thinking.
Although the signs are showing that the claim is real, take this with a pinch of salt. As it’s not official yet, there is no need to hurry with things, we shall wait and see what happens.
