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CoD Movie Director Previously Said Playing Games Is Pathetic

Kotaku·Zack Zwiezen·about 1 month ago
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Earlier this month, Activision revealed that Peter Berg was set to direct the upcoming Call of Duty movie from Paramount. Ironically, when asked about military video games over a decade ago, he had some harsh words for fans of military shooters like CoD and Battlefield , calling people who play them “pathetic” and “weak.” As first spotted by ResetEra user Neat, Berg sat down for a long interview with Esquire back in 2013, fresh off directing the classic film Battleship . When asked about war games, Berg was brutal and blunt, calling them “pathetic” multiple times. “Pathetic. Pathetic. Keyboard courage,” said Berg over a decade ago. “Can’t stand it. The only people that I give a Call of Duty get-out-of-jail-free card to are the military. They’re out there serving and they’re bored and they want to entertain themselves? Okay, maybe. Kids? Uh-uh.” It’s not just military shooters that Berg finds terrible.…

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