Call of Duty Under Fire after Religious Debacle - One Map Removed
Last weekend some of you playing Modern Warfare 2 probably have observed that a popular multiplayer maps, called Favela was removed. It seems that Publishers Activision and developers Infinity Ward took the map out of the game after receiving complaints from Muslim gamers who noticed offensive imagery contained within a room of the stage. It'll return after edits to the content in question have been made. Massive discussions have started all over the web. Read more after the break.
In a single room on the map, two paintings had been hung whose frames contained a decorative representation of a quote (pictured above) attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, which reads "Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty". Those paintings were hung in a bathroom, one right above a toilet, and didn't appear to be found anywhere else on the map.
You can see the paintings in this video, dated October 2. It can be offensive to those of Islamic faith—like those in the aforementioned video—to see holy teachings written on or in a bathroom, and with the paintings having been brought to Activision and Infinity Ward's attention, the map has been removed until it can be edited.
An Activision representative tells to the Press:
We apologize to anyone who found this image offensive. Please be assured we were unaware of this issue and that there was no intent to offend. We are working as quickly as possible to remove this image and any other similar ones we may find from our various game libraries.
We are urgently working to release a Title Update to remove the texture from Modern Warfare 3. We are also working to remove the texture from Modern Warfare 2 through a separate Title Update. Until the TU is ready, we have removed the Favella multiplayer map from online rotation.
Activision and our development studios are respectful of diverse cultures and religious beliefs, and sensitive to concerns raised by its loyal game players. We thank our fans for bringing this to our attention.
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did the majority of customers want that?
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What? They only noticed this now 3 years later?
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So in a game you kill people, mame and blow people up, but heaven forbid if you hang a picture on a wall in a game you might offend someones religion ... ffs
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What a stupid religion.
They are fine with being portrayed as terrorists but not this?
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I didnt read the whole topic but if that's what they want and developer does what their customers are asking, then both sides r okay.