Modern Warfare 2 map temporarily taken down after controversy over Islamic imagery

[djpenny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6JI...layer_embedded
The "Favela" map has been temporarily removed from Modern Warfare 2 following the discovery of, and complaints about, items found in the map that are potentially offensive to Muslim gamers.

The protest video above details the offensive item: a frame containing a quote from Mohammed, hanging above a toilet – "a disrespectful place" as YouTube user "KhaleDQ84EveR" puts it. In response to the discovery of this image, Activision is planning to remove the image from both Modern Warfare 2 and 3 via separate title updates, the publisher told Kotaku.

eric catman plan is working next the Russians well want the whole Modern Warfare game be offline

[keefy]

[podsaurus]

So this is not ok? But it's cool if people burn the American flag, stomp on it and such and americans are supposed to not take offense to that? Right...grow up kid. Oh and he disabled comments for his video. Wonder why...

[Soldier 95B]

Great, now they can take away something that I paid for? Stupid stupid reason to take it down. If you don't like the frame above the toilet, don't play that map, don't play that game, or don't look at it. SMFH

[YoungMullah88]

in that video even though he specifically said this is about video games, ppl still got mad? smh shows the mentality of the muslim community

[Silver_Knight]

This is Bull$hit! I and other people love this map. Okay, infinity ward, if you can take our maps then we'll take some our money back when we want to.

[itachi73378]

I'm surprised the map designers didn't see this coming when they made the map. They can just remove the picture and it should be good no?

So this is not ok? But it's cool if people burn the American flag, stomp on it and such and americans are supposed to not take offense to that? Right...grow up kid. Oh and he disabled comments for his video. Wonder why...

The thing is, religion transcends nations. Every fps shooter blows the crap outta middle eastern countries and everyone plays that happily. Lets just murder ten thousand Afghani/Iraqi/pakistani and its okay but when religion gets involved people are more than likely to react

[Soldier 95B]

Even worse than the picture is all the american's that are killed in Call of Duty, in the billions. American's are not complaining about that.

[keefy]

Even worse than the picture is all the american's that are killed in Call of Duty, in the billions. American's are not complaining about that.

Nobody cares about Americans.

[-Kwesnoth-]

Great, now they can take away something that I paid for? Stupid stupid reason to take it down. If you don't like the frame above the toilet, don't play that map, don't play that game, or don't look at it. SMFH

My thoughts exactly. Why in the fuck should I care if the game offends someone else. If they don't like it, don't play it, stop screwing up everything for the rest of us!

[Soldier 95B]

discovery of, and complaints about, items found in the map that are potentially offensive to Muslim gamers

[*goo]

Fairly convenient time for the Call of Duty brand to be hitting the headlines, just a month before release of their next game. Don't you think?

[BoyBettaKnow]

This world would be so much better without religion.

[Kuro]

Stupid shit..Favela's my fave map from Mw2.

[Silver_Knight]

This world would be so much better without religion.

I wouldn't say that. I don't really care for any religion but so many places were built on religion. I couldn't imagine where certain groups would be without it.

[BoyBettaKnow]

I wouldn't say that. I don't really care for any religion but so many places were built on religion. I couldn't imagine where certain groups would be without it.

A lot further ahead with fewer people dying because they don't believe in fighting for various myths.

This guy in the video shares my views on religion...

Religion is fucking stupid.

Anyway. I think they should've kept it in the game. Freedom of speech and all. Why does it seem like the whole world is scared of the Muslim population. Whenever they say jump the world says how high.

[itachi73378]

Even worse than the picture is all the american's that are killed in Call of Duty, in the billions. American's are not complaining about that.

That's what I was trying to say. You can kill people wiany nationality and people will be okay with it but when religion gets involved its a whole new story.

[sainraja]

I think the map will be added back later......just without that picture frame.

[itachi73378]

I think the map will be added back later......just without that picture frame.

Yeah I think so too, but that's what bothers me. How did they not see it before? Its been like 3 years since MW2 came out idk.

[emmerich]

This is what happens when people actively search for something to complain about.

"Not enough drama in my life, what to do.. OH I KNOW. I'll go look for some shit in MW2 that hurts my feelings!"

[$Greatness$]

So they can legally take out a map I paid for? Regardless or not if its 'temporarily', sounds beast mode to me.

[Dave-The-Rave]

Fuck controversy..man I hate living in an overly PC world sometimes, learn to take a joke at your own expense and lighten up.

[SHAZZMAZZ]

Boohoohoo hew gives a shit i dont i think its funny, taking the map down because of that is stupid

[jj03]

Fuck controversy..man I hate living in an overly PC world sometimes, learn to take a joke at your own expense and lighten up.

Never a truer word spoken. Amen.

Flange.

[itachi73378]

Fuck controversy..man I hate living in an overly PC world sometimes, learn to take a joke at your own expense and lighten up.

Not all things are subject to jokes. jokes are funny when your not on the receiving end