Summary
- Activision shuts down the highly anticipated H2M mod for Modern Warfare Remastered, sparking backlash among fans.
- Fans launched a petition to revive the H2M mod, demanding Activision reverse the decision and allow a public release.
- Activision's move is seen as an attempt to focus attention on the upcoming Black Ops 6 release, but thousands of fans show support for H2M.
A petition to allow the release of a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mod for 2016's Modern Warfare Remastered, known officially as H2M, has surpassed 6,000 signatures in just a single day. The team behind the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mod was gearing up for a release on August 16 before Activision intervened and ordered its immediate shutdown.
The H2M mod was one that the Call of Duty community was eagerly anticipating, even causing Modern Warfare Remastered's player count to surge on Steam as fans prepared for the mod's release. After Activision failed to release a remastered multiplayer mode with the launch of 2020's Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, a group of die-hard fans set out to develop a mod using Modern Warfare Remastered, adding new weapons, maps, and more from the original Modern Warfare 2. While the mod would operate inside Modern Warfare Remastered, the aim was to give players a remastered version of the original Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer.
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It was believed by the H2M team that Activision would not shut down the project due to it still requiring players to own an officially licensed copy of Modern Warfare Remastered. However, just hours before the mod was due for release, the studio issued a cease and desist and shut the Modern Warfare 2 mod down. As a result, the Call of Duty community has kicked off a petition on change.org known as "Let H2M-Mod Live in Peace." In less than 24 hours, the petition has received almost 6,500 signatures from players who demand Activision allow the mod to be released to the public.
Petition Wants H2M Mod Revived
The petition's description states that Activision should follow in the footsteps of Rockstar Games after the studio acquired the prominent Grand Theft Auto Online roleplay mod, FiveM, in 2023. It also notes that Activision should "thank" the H2M team for assisting in the revival of Modern Warfare 2 Remastered on Steam. Although the community will never know the exact figures, many believe Activision to have had a healthy cash flow increase as the shooter suddenly became one of the top sellers on Steam in August.
But the real goal of the petition is to get Activision to reverse its cease and desist and allow H2M to release the mod for Modern Warfare Remastered. Unfortunately, given that the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is right around the corner, the studio likely wants to have all potential players invested in the latest entry in the series, as opposed to the one that was launched almost a decade ago. But with the petition already being signed by thousands of fans and Modern Warfare Remastered being review bombed on Steam, there's a chance that Activision will at least acknowledge the situation.
- Released
- November 10, 2009
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Infinity Ward
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
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The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 features for the first time in video games, the musical soundtrack of legendary Academy Award®, Golden Globe® Award, Grammy® Award and Tony winning composer Hans Zimmer. The title picks up immediately following the historic events of Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare®, the blockbuster title that earned worldwide critical acclaim, including:
"Most Played Online Video Game" in history, 2009 Guinness World Records
More than 50 Game of the Year awards, including the Console Game of the Year and Overall Game of the Year, 2007, from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences®
