Yesterday, the Modern Warfare 2 Remastered mod was shutdown for good after Activision sent the creators a Cease & Desist order. Now, in the wake of the mod's abrupt shutdown, a former Call of Duty developer has spoken out against Activision's decision to force the end of the fanmade project.
Taking to Twitter, Robert Bowling, a former creative strategist and community manager at Infinity Ward, the team behind the original Modern Warfare, criticized Activision for putting an end to the project prematurely. In his post, he wrote the following:
A lot of the original Infinity Ward team consisted of devs who used to be modders.
The original Call of Duty PC games released mod tools and server files to empower community creations to expand on the original vision.
Build systems to help your UGC community not strangle it.
Elsewhere, the CEO of FaZe Clan petitioned Activision that the company reconsider its decision, writing, "This is harmless fun and community building. Something we feel Call of Duty desperately needs."
Take me back to 2009...
Meanwhile, the original Modern Warfare Remastered, which was a requirement for the mod in the first place, jumped to "Mostly Negative" reviews on Steam in the wake of...
