Banned ‘Name Of Responsibility’ mod claims Activision have been frightened concerning the competitors

Activision reportedly filed a stop and desist letter in opposition to a fan-made Name Of Responsibility mod as a result of they have been frightened it might impression Black Ops 6 gross sales.

The H2M mod reworked the beloved multiplayer mode from Name Of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 2 and required gamers to personal a duplicate of the remastered Trendy Warfare to make use of it.

Pleasure across the mission was so excessive, Name Of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare Remastered discovered itself again within the Steam charts as gamers purchased the sport in anticipation of the mod, however simply earlier than the mission was launched, builders revealed Activision had pressured them to close the mission down.

“At present, our staff members acquired a Stop & Desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod mission. We’re complying with this order and shutting down all operations instantly and completely,” they wrote on social media, and up to date their X bio to learn “SHUTDOWN”.

At present, our staff members acquired a Stop & Desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod mission. We’re complying with this order and shutting down all operations instantly and completely.

— H2 Multiplayer Mod (@H2Multiplayer) August 15, 2024

Now Watchful Wolf, a member of the H2M improvement staff, has launched a video addressing the state of affairs. “Due to the recognition H2M was gaining and the way shut it’s to Black Ops 6 releasing, they didn’t need H2M interfering with potential gross sales of Black Ops 6,” he mentioned [via PC Gamer].

“For individuals who recommend we must always have simply made it on [Black Ops 3] or one thing that enables mod assist, I don’t assume any mission [that] garnered such reputation so near a brand new recreation releasing [would be allowed]. They’d have shut it down in any case, I feel.”

Name Of Responsibility titles have been snug large sellers for Activision, however their latest acquisition by Microsoft means there’s a variety of stress on Black Ops 6 to ship. It’s additionally set to be the primary Name Of Responsibility recreation to launch as a Day One launch on the Xbox Recreation Go subscription service.

Name Of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 is due for launch October 25, whereas the staff behind the H2M mod are at present speaking about engaged on their very own recreation. “It’s a bit fuzzy on the main points and our staff is a bit scattered in the mean time however it might very effectively be a joint union of the H2M staff and [the team behind another shutdown COD mod SM2],” Watchful Wolf revealed.

In different information, Baldur’s Gate 3 director and CEO of Larian Studios Swen Vincke has revealed builders minimize a variety of content material initially deliberate for the sport.