CoD: MW2 Features Real-life Hotel; Owners Consider Lawsuit
Since its release, Modern Warfare 2 has been praised by players for, among other things, the visuals - especially in the example of the story mission in Amsterdam. It turns out that for some residents of the Dutch capital the level of realism is too high.
Ever since gamers around the world were able to delve into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Amsterdam has, in a way, become the icon of the story campaign in the latest installment thanks to its impressive recreation of streets and buildings. This is certainly a point of pride for many residents of the Dutch capital. However, not for everyone - the owners of the 5-star Conservatorium Hotel didn't like the fact that its in-game counterpart of their hotel is the site of a shooting.
Admittedly, the developers of MW2 took care to replace the original logo with their own name (in this case, Breenbergh), but the very appearance of the building and its interior leaves no illusions which place we are dealing with.
“More generally, we don't support games that seem to encourage the use of violence. The game in no way reflects our core values and we regret our apparent and unwanted involvement [in the game - ed. note]," said hotel manager Roy Tomassen in an interview with Dutch website de Volkskrant (via RPS).
For now, representatives of Conservatorium Hotel have not decided to take any legal action, but they do not rule out the possibility.. Interestingly, a lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard would not be unfounded at all, since architecture in both US and European law is subject to copyright protection (via PC Gamer).
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the Breenbergh/Conservatorium hotel also appeared in the online mode of Modern Warfare 2.
