10 Biggest Gaming Controversies Of 2017 (So Far)
6. Call Of Duty: WWII's Lack Of Diversity (And Nazi Censorship)
Although it's successfully avoided controversy for a few years now (we've come a long way from the media frenzy surrounding the "No Russian" scene in Modern Warfare 2), the reveal of the upcoming Call of Duty: WWII once again landed the popular series in hot water earlier this year.
In one camp we had those who were outraged that the developers had talked about the inclusion of minority and women characters as if they were back-of-the-box features, reduced to a checklist of things to include in a game out of obligation rather than with a desire to accurately represent their lives and issues in the narrative.
In the other camp however there were people screaming "censorship!" because images of swastikas had been removed from the game's multiplayer modes and the developers revealed that you could play as non-white Nazis.
Both controversies launched Call of Duty back into the public discussion for all the wrong reasons - but hey, at least they got people talking about the ageing series once again.