Modern Warfare 2 map taken down after controversy over Islamic imagery

The "Favela" map has been temporarily removed from Modern Warfare 2following the discovery of, and complaints about, items found in the map that are potentially offensive to Muslim gamers.

The protest video above details the offensive item: a frame containing a quote from Mohammed, hanging above a toilet – "a disrespectful place" as YouTube user "KhaleDQ84EveR" puts it. In response to the discovery of this image, Activision is planning to remove the image from both Modern Warfare 2 and 3via separate title updates, the publisher told Kotaku.

In the meantime, the map is down.

• Via: Kotaku
• Source: Call of Duty forum