Activision Accused of Gaslighting Over Controversial CoD Loadout Microtransaction Promotion

In case you missed it, just a few days ago, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone players got furious when they found that a new spot appeared in the weapon specifics builds list, which is an "ad" spot to promote microtransactions.

Now, the backlash against this addition seems to have been effective, making the developers remove it from the game. But instead of saying they hear the feedback from furious players and decide to listen and remove it, Activision said it was a UI feature test that was mistakenly pushed to the online version. 

Clearly, not everyone accepts this explanation. While the outcome currently seems favorable for players, the developers' attempt didn't emerge from thin air, and taking it offline for now doesn't guarantee it won't be brought back in the future. 

"They do this crap every cycle around this time... introduce something awful and see if people are mad or not. If the outrage is enough they pretend like it was an accident and remove it," the top comment on Reddit reads. "'In error' like why lie to the community?" A player couldn't help but ask. 

Some also call their behavior "gaslighting," as it aims to blur the truth and cover up their actual intentions with a fabricated reason. 

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