Call of Duty under fire for terrorism tweets

Activision’s Twitter promotional stunt for Call of Duty: Black Ops III about a certain “explosion” in Singapore looked a little too realistic that it created quite a buzz over the Internet.

Activision’s PR stunt via social media to hype the “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” release on November 6 has drawn flak because it reported a fake terrorist attack in Singapore. It then started posting tweets about a terrorist attack in Singapore.

More tweets were sent out subsequently describing “large plumes of dark smoke”, “shots fired at newly established blockades”, and saying: “A state of Martial Law has been declared and will remain in place until the incident is firmly understood”.

The account ended its spree after about five hours.

After reverting back to the Call of Duty branding, a tweet stated that “this was a glimpse into the future fiction of Black Ops 3″.

In the “Black Ops 3″ trailer, a few soldiers are injected with a type of robotics into their spine, called The Direct Neural Interface. However, the posts have not been deleted. “What idiot thought this was a good idea?” one user wrote.

– LavenderTownMarowak (@athenahollow) September 29, 2015This @CallofDuty Twitter stunt is so bad. “City Authorities urge the public not to panic, and to not hinder the emergency teams that are converging on the area”.

Call Of Duty’s series of tweets reporting a “terrorist attack” in Singapore began with an update of an “explosion” at Singapore Marina.

Activision has revealed to Game Informer that “Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 3″ will have its own recognisable villain. Many felt the tweets were either an odd way to promote the story or were in very poor taste since it was unclear that the messages were about the game.

If you’re wanting to play the campaign, however, you’ll need to get it on PS4, Xbox One or PC, as the previous-gen versions of the game only have multiplayer and zombies modes.