{
  "id": 3127885,
  "title": "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Devs Vow to Update Captain Price After Botched Haircut Goes Viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-devs-vow-to-update-captain-price-after",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:13:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-devs-vow-to-update-captain-price-after-botched-haircut-goes-viral"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Activision and Infinity Ward, the publishers and developers behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, have promised to fix Captain Price's hair in the upcoming installment after images of the character's botched haircut went viral on social media. The issue surfaced during the game's closed beta, where players noticed that Price's hair and beard looked unkempt, unlike his previous appearances in the series. While the team assures that this is not their intended look for the iconic character, they are committed to updating his appearance in a future update. The developers note that the problem only occurs when viewing Captain Price's character model at the lowest level of detail, which can be achieved by lowering graphics settings on low-powered devices. Activision and Infinity Ward have pledged to address this issue in a future update, along with other known issues like dropped framerates, PC multiplayer hitches, and stuck loadout screens.",
  "summary": "Publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward have promised to update Captain Price's hair in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 after images of his botched haircut went viral.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Adds New Dynamic Cosmetic Options for Certain Characters Like Ghost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-adds-new-dynamic-cosmetic-options-for",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:06:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}