Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Mod Canceled Pre-Launch

• Activision sent a cease and desist letter to H2M Mod developers.
• H2M aimed to recreate MW2's multiplayer for CoD4 MW Remastered.
• MW2 Remastered lacked online multiplayer, disappointing fans.
• H2M Mod was set to include over 50 maps and original killstreaks.
• MW Remastered sales surged on Steam ahead of the mod's release.

HYPED MODERN WARFARE 2 REMASTERED MULTIPLAYER MOD KILLED ONE DAY BEFORE LAUNCH

CALL OF DUTY 4 MODERN WARFARE SAW A BIG INCREASE IN SALES ON STEAM AHEAD OF THE MOD'S RELEASE

By Zack Zwiezen

Published Thursday 5:55 PM

Activision has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to the developers behind the H2M Mod.

The highly anticipated fan mod for Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Remastered aimed to recreate and remaster the online multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2 for PC players.

CoD4 MW Remastered launched in 2016 and included the original campaign as well as a remastered version of the game's beloved multiplayer mode.

However, when Modern Warfare 2 Remastered arrived in 2020, it only included the campaign and didn't feature any online multiplayer.

For many players, this was extremely disappointing as MW2's online multiplayer is considered by many CoD fans to be the best in the franchise's history.

So some fan modders decided to recreate MW2's online action and maps using CoD4 MW Remastered.

And this mod, H2M, was set to arrive very soon.

But then Activision allegedly stepped in and killed it.

On August 15, the developers behind H2M announced on Twitter that they had received a cease and desist letter from Activision and were shutting down the mod immediately.

"Today our team members received a Cease & Desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M Mod project," posted the devs on Thursday.

"We are complying with this order and shutting down all operations immediately and permanently."

Streamers Visuals has reached out to Activision for comment.

The H2M Mod planned to include:

• Over 50 maps
• A full MW2 progression system
• New attachments
• Gun camos
• Original killstreaks featured in the classic FPS

Players weren't happy about the news, especially because for the last week or so, MW Remastered has been on sale on Steam, letting tons of players buy the game at a discount as they waited for the mod to launch.

So many people bought MW Remastered because of the mod that it jumped into the top five bestselling games on Steam.

On social media, players are sharing messages that they are returning the game and downvoting it.

Currently, MW Remastered has a mostly negative review status on Steam.