A number ofCall of Duty-themed maps made onFortniteCreative 2.0 have been removed following DMCA takedowns issued by Activision.FortniteCreative 2.0 is the latest iteration ofFortnite Creativeand has opened the doors for fans to show their creativity by making custom maps and modes.Fortnite Creativeis a sandbox meta-game in which players can build their maps within an editor of Unreal Engine and share them online through codes. It was first released in 2018 and was recently revamped asFortnite Creative 2.0, also known asUnreal Editor for Fortnite. Fans were quick to show their ingenuity with some of thebestFortniteCreative 2.0 mapsincluding the horror map Scary Doll from user Kool_Light69, the business-management GemStone Tycoon made by Infinity.Studios, and the original Chapter 1Fortnite Battle Royalemap was even recreated by Atlas Creative.RELATED:Black Ops 2 TranZit Zombies Map Recreated in FortniteA number of user-made maps that quickly gained popularity were recreations of fan-favoriteCall of Dutymaps, but these maps have recently been delisted due to DMCA takedowns issued by Activision. This news was shared by online creator Jake Lucky who spread the word about these takedowns on Twitter with a clip featuring gameplay from these maps made by a user named Mist Jawa. The maps shown included recreations of theCall of Dutymaps Rust and Shipment. Epic had previously warned players about itsintellectual property guidelines inFortniteCreative 2.0which can causeFortnitecreators to face consequences.
Mist Jawa made their own statement on Twitter saying they would no longer be recreating copyrighted maps and that their previously made maps have been deleted. Additionally, they removed all of their Tweets and YouTube videos associated with said maps. Some fans have pointed out that fan levels made in the level editor forCall of Duty: Black Ops 3have similarly featured recreations of places from other intellectual properties such as theCall of Duty: Black Ops 3customZombiesmap which recreates Dunder Mifflin fromThe Office.
Level editors such asFortniteCreative 2.0, Forge mode from theHaloseries, and the level editor inFar Cry 5have been invaluable in helping players create their own experiences and help keep the communities for these games active. Not only that, but it also opens the doors for gamers to bring in maps that would otherwise not be available such as theoriginalFortniteChapter 1 map which was remade inFortniteCreative 2.0. While the unfortunate legal gray areas that some of these creations exist in can result in takedowns, their popularity demonstrates the value of supporting these modes. WithFortniteCreative 2.0 only a few weeks old, there will surely be more to see from the game’s prolific and creative community.
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