Activision asks Epic Games to pull maps that recreate Call of Duty in Fortnite

Following the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) launch by Epic Games in Fortnite, Activision Blizzard has taken a dim view that the first maps created are recreations of CoD maps. Because of this, Activision would have asked Epic Games to remove all copyrighted maps.

Undoubtedly, this new tool launched by Epic Games makes the most creative fans bring out all their talent in creating maps. However, some have been “inspired” by maps from other titles, such as Call of Duty, to recreate them in the Fortnite environment.

Activision Blizzard would have asked Epic to remove certain maps

After launching the UEFN and seeing its success in the community, Epic Games updated the terms and conditions for all those creators who wanted to create their own Fortnite maps.

The popular content creator Jake Lucky said last April 3, 2023, on his Twitter account that Activision would have asked Epic to delete some maps created by the community due to copyright issues.

As is logical, many of the first maps created with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite were inspired by many maps from different titles, in this case, Call of Duty. Because of this, many creators, including Jake Lucky, confirmed that Epic had asked them to remove everything related to the maps with copyrights.

On the other hand, Mist Jawa, who was the creator of several of these maps, such as FPS Rust and Zombies, announced in a Tweet that he will not create any more copyrighted maps. He also notes that he deleted all messages, videos, and images related to it. However, he also said he would continue to create maps for all those fans of shooters and Zombies.

Great initiative by Epic with the UEFN

Undoubtedly, this initiative is exceptional, as it will allow both map creators and the studios and developers themselves to profit from it. In addition, there is no doubt that, over time, all this will evolve to different titles, not only in the BR and shooters genre. But on the other hand, this could also work for game publishers and developers to recruit new talent for their editing or development teams.

In addition, to incentivize map creators, be they newbies or other studios, Epic promised to share 40% of the revenue from the in-game item store. But, it should be noted that all this will be among all island or game publishers; in addition, three fundamental factors will be taken into account for this:

• Island popularity
• Community participation
• The attraction of new players

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