Activision had to pull the multiplayer map Favela out of the map rotation after the finding of a painted portrait that appears in a bathroom in the map offended some in the Muslim community.

The offending portrait features a painted tree and the words “Allah is beautiful” and  “He loves beauty” inscribed around the frame of the portrait which happens to be situated above a toilet.

Activision released a statement apologizing for the image and said that they are working on an update to remove the wording from the map.

We apologise to anyone who found this image offensive. Please be assured we were unaware of this issue and that there was no intent to offend. We are working as quickly as possible to remove this image and any other similar ones we may find from our various game libraries.

“We are urgently working to release a Title Update to remove the texture from Modern Warfare 3. We are also working to remove the texture from Modern Warfare 2 through a separate Title Update. Until the TU is ready, we have removed the Favela multiplayer map from online rotation.

“Activision and our development studios are respectful of diverse cultures and religious beliefs, and sensitive to concerns raised by its loyal game players. We thank our fans for bringing this to our attention.”

via Eurogamer

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Im respective of other peoples religions, but isnt that a bit too sensitive?

Sames a bit late for that doesn't it, I mean, how long has MW2 been out....?

I'm just gona go ahead and say that's kinda stupid.

Why would anyone take something from a video game seriously?

Because people react to it.