Modern Warfare 3 To Support Colorblind Gamers

It really can’t be overstated just how popular Activision’s Call of Duty franchise has become these days, particularly among males in the 18-25 age group (or, say its detractors, among males significantly below that age group). As it happens, men are 20 times more likely than women to have some form of color-blindness condition, with an estimated 9-12% of the male population suffering from it. While it hasn’t ever been a major issue in the gamer community like the well-publicized lack of dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 or general balance complaints, the lack of options for colorblind gamers – especially in a game where the difference between a red foe and a green ally can result in nigh-instant death – has been a point of concern for some. Black Ops added options for colorblind gamers, so would Modern Warfare 3 do the same? According to a blog post by Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey, it absolutely will. According to Condrey, the game’s developers estimate that “nearly a million gamers” who play COD almost every day suffer from at least some form of color-blindness. “I am happy to report,” he wrote, “that we are working on a Color Blind Assist option for Modern Warfare 3.” Naturally, he joked, that meant that gamers couldn’t blame friendly fire on red-green deficiency anymore. Which is technically true. Of course, it’s not like Call of Duty games ever need anything more than brown and grey huh, huh? Am I right guys? (Sledgehammer)