Name of Obligation: Modern Warfare Remastered mod H2M, which sought to revive Modern Warfare 2 (2009) multiplayer on PC, has been canceled on the eve of its launch after its builders mentioned they acquired a stop and desist letter from Activision.
The mod workforce’s official X/Twitter account broke the news today, letting gamers know that they’re bringing their work to a halt after receiving the letter at present. The date of the stop and desists arrival virtually precisely coincides with H2M’s August 16 launch date, which was announced final Friday. Its X account’s biography now solely says “SHUTDOWN.”
“Right now, our workforce members acquired a Cease & Desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod venture,” the workforce’s final publish says. “We’re complying with this order and shutting down all operations instantly and completely.”
The H2M workforce’s posts date way back to July 2023 once they announced the project, noting that that they had already been engaged on a Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer remastered mod for some time. At the time, the workforce mentioned, “If Activision gained’t do what the followers need, we the group will.” Though the Name of Obligation writer did remaster the unique Modern Warfare 2 marketing campaign and launch it in 2020, it by no means went so far as to remaster its multiplayer part.
H2M aimed to fill the gap with not solely upgraded visuals for maps, weapons, and characters followers have beloved for greater than a decade but in addition new content material, too. It meant new gun camos and animations in addition to a crate of recent maps based mostly on iconic Name of Obligation places and extra. This mix of previous and new pushed from the perspective of followers had gamers excited sufficient to drive gross sales of Modern Warfare Remastered seeing as the recreation was wanted to play H2M. Based on SteamDB, the 2017 title noticed a pointy improve in participant rely in the previous few weeks and even managed to climb Steam’s high promoting listing (through PC Gamer).
Now, nonetheless, Modern Warfare Remastered’s recent Steam reviews learn “Principally Unfavourable,” with many latest feedback from gamers calling for Activision to reverse their stop and desist request. Name of Obligation followers normally have taken to social media to precise their disappointment at H2M’s demise, with some distinguished content material creators asking for Activision to rethink, too.
We’re begging that you just guys rethink this determination @Activision. To be clear we’ve got zero involvement on this venture outdoors of being large followers. We had been excited to provide an ILLCAMS on the H2 mod. Their workforce made it a requirement to buy the unique MW2 Remastered… https://t.co/M2hbKvYOE0
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) August 15, 2024
But another excuse to hate Activision
H2M seemed so good, MW2 MP Remastered with new weapons, maps, camos and many others. – a CoD that so many individuals had needed to see for years…
And so they stop and desist it regardless of it requiring a CoD4 remastered buy, full joke https://t.co/J7SloLaO14
— Luc // HiddenXperia (@HiddenXperia) August 15, 2024
H2m getting a stop and desist a day after the cod sale ends 🤔 nonetheless refunding however horrible timing. No likelihood I am spending cash on bo6
— .tom (@TypicallyTom) August 15, 2024
A couple of builders behind H2M have additionally posted their ideas on-line, together with X person @TheWatchfulWolf and @alstr_. The previous posted an apology and then teased that the H2M will now set out to create its own project, saying, “High-quality. We’ll simply make our personal distinctive recreation.”
“Genuinely heartbroken,” @alstr_ said. “Over a yr of labor from a devoted group of individuals working for FREE to relive a fan favourite Name of Obligation. Not a penny earned regardless of producing THOUSANDS OF SALES FOR ACTIVISON, all to get shut down AFTER PEOPLE SPENT THEIR MONEY. I am sorry everybody.”
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