Modern Warfare 2 Favela map returns

by Steve Watts, Oct 23, 2012 8:15am PDT

The controversial "Favela" map has been reinstated in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, after being pulled temporarily due to complaints of religious insensitivity. A small update will let the map show up on playlists again, with the offending portions now removed.

The patch is only 17 MB, reports MP1st, which is likely just enough to change the map's trouble spots. So far the patch has only hit the PlayStation 3 version of the game, but this should mean we'll see it coming to all platforms soon.

The Favela had previously reused assets from a picture frame in a bathroom, apparently unaware that the calligraphy read: "Allah is beautiful and he loves beauty." Activision apologized and worked on patches for both MW2 and Modern Warfare 3, where the map was reissued.

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Modern Warfare 2 has reissued its "Favela" map on PlayStation 3, with the offending portions removed.

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  And muslims will be pissed once again : Helz91
  - The extremists will find any reason to get pissed at us. : silverback1138
- wtf? : X-GOUKI
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  Absolutely ridiculous. How many video games mock Christianity? Yet no special treatment is granted t... : Beave Village
  - Wait, how many video games do mock Christianity? Are you counting Dante's Inferno? : crummynz
  - Because radical muslims are batshit insane and christian radicals are old people and hillbilly retards. I... : royalally
  - Which religion do you think wields more influence? The one that reacts to mockery with righteous indignat... : Shadow13th
  - Christianity got its "unilaterally cleanse what we deem as blasphemous" phase out of its system. it seem... : Downforce
  - Hey, lemme know where can I get these christianity mocking games, I'm gonna be all over them. : Kub666
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    I dunno, tell me: How many games mock Christianity? : Arcanum
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      Five. Five games. Dante's Inferno Binding of Isaac Doom Assassin's Creed South Park Rally : Perturbation
      
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      You have an unusual definition of "mock". Assassin's Creed? : crummynz
      
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      The leader of the world's largest christian organization is both a murderer and attempting to find alien : Perturbation
      
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      Anyway I'd say it's more insulting than having "jesus is beautiful and loves beauty" written somewhere lo... : Perturbation
      
      Man that game got weird. I guess I didn't get that far. : crummynz
      
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      renaissance popes weren't exactly great dudes
      
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      renaissance popes weren't exactly great dudes : RikiTiki2
  - It's about share holders and money. If Christians were upset about something in an Activision game then ... : Lucy Labia
- I find it highly offencive that "religious sensitivity" is given precedence over artistic freedom. I also... : Kneggy

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