Activision removes Nickmercs' Call of Duty skin over anti-LGBTQ+ tweet

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Activision removes Nickmercs' Call of Duty skin over anti-LGBTQ+ tweet
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The Nickmercs operator skin is no longer available in the Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone store.

During a stream the day after making the comment, Nickmercs denied holding anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and said he didn't mean to upset anyone, but he also said he would not apologize for the statement or take down the tweet.reported that the Nickmercs skin had been removed from the Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone store without notice or comment. Activision then confirmed that the skin had been removed because of Nickmercs' tweet.

"Due to recent events, we have removed the 'Nickmercs Operator' bundle from the Modern Warfare II and Warzone store," the official Call of Duty account tweeted in reply to Charlie Intel."We are focused on celebrating PRIDE with our employees and our community." Due to recent events, we have removed the “NICKMERCS Operator” bundle from the Modern Warfare II and Warzone store. We are focused on celebrating PRIDE with our employees and our community.Nickmercs has not yet commented publicly on the removal of his Call of Duty skin. I've reached out to Nickmercs for comment and will update if I receive a reply.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.

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