On August 16th, the fan-made mod H2M was set to be released for the remastered version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. This mod was designed to bring back the multiplayer experience from the original Modern Warfare 2. However, less than 24 hours before its release, Activision prohibited the mod's launch.

Shortly after, Watchful Wolf, one of the creators of H2M, shed light on the possible reasons behind Activision's decision. According to him, the warning letter mentioned the upcoming release of Black Ops 6. The modder speculated that their project might have negatively impacted Activision's sales and revenue. Watchful Wolf also believes that for the same reason, any popular Call of Duty mod is likely doomed to be shut down.

The modder mentioned that he received the warning from Activision just a few hours before the mod's release, prompting the team to immediately cease all work on H2M, including shutting down the website and servers.

This leaves one reasonable question: Considering that H2M was set to generate a certain amount of revenue for the company (as the mod required the official Steam version) and that it was exclusively for PC, how insecure does Activision feel about their own upcoming product that they would take such a step? After all, surely the developers are doing everything to ensure that each new game is better than the last, and the series has made significant progress over the years, right? Unfortunately, we won't get a definitive answer to this question. Draw your own conclusions.

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