{"id":3721,"date":"2025-08-09T04:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T04:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/this-call-of-duty-game-was-removed-for-pc-users-heres-the-reason-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T04:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T04:30:48","slug":"this-call-of-duty-game-was-removed-for-pc-users-heres-the-reason-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/this-call-of-duty-game-was-removed-for-pc-users-heres-the-reason-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"This Call Of Duty Game Was Removed For PC Users: Here\u2019s The Reason | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9431661\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">July 10, 2025, 10:48 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9431661\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3730299934 asubttl-schema\">Call of Duty PC version had to be taken down over a week back by Activision and we are still waiting to hear more details about the reason<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3730299934 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Call of Duty WWII was taken offline without giving the reason\" title=\"Call of Duty WWII was taken offline without giving the reason\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3730299934\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Call of Duty WWII was taken offline without giving the reason<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Popular gaming franchise Call of Duty was taken down from the Microsoft Store for PC users and the Game Pass version as well. The company Activision did not give the exact reason for this big call but reports suggest the version of COD available to PC users was vulnerable and exploited by hackers to take control of other devices and systems. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Activision confirmed its decision to take the Call of Duty: WWII offline late last week, and till date it is yet to have been published on the app store and Game pass for players once again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Call Of Duty Hacking Issue: Only For PC Gamers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Activision has obviously tried to keep a lid on the actual issue with the game but many users have shared their views on social media. Some of them have commented about having their systems freeze and the desktop wallpaper changed without their consent, which clearly points to an external intrusion taking charge of their system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">If the Call of Duty game was indeed becoming a hacking threat, it was the right call to remove the game from the app store. Having said that, we\u2019re not sure how it helps people who already had the game installed, which, hopefully should be covered as the developer took the game offline for everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This is probably the first time we\u2019re hearing a major game facing these security issues, especially where the hacker is able to infect them with malicious code to remotely take over devices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">According to another report, Activision added the Call of Duty: WWII game in June this year and this version may have carried an old issue without being patched for the security risks by the developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It has been almost one week since the game was taken offline and even now you cannot find the COD version on the Microsoft Store but you can see the other Call of Duty titles on the list. We are hoping that once Activision finds the fix for the issue it will give more details about the game\u2019s security risk and how it was tackled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3730299934 artcta\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">News18 Tech delivers the latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements, and more. 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