Activision Pulls Nuketown 2025 From Black Ops 2

Access to the popular multiplayer map has been partially revoked without warning.

Activision has caused quite a stir by removing the Nuketown 2025 bonus map from multiplayer rotations in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

The multiplayer map, which was included as a pre-order bonus as well as in the Hardened and Care Package special editions of the game is now only regularly accessible in custom games and in one moshpit playlist following the end of the double XP weekend to celebrate the game's launch.

Treyarch game design director David Vonderhaar took to his Twitter to announce the news, saying, "Double XP weekend is official over. That means Nuketown 2025 / 24-7 is as well. I know. RIGHT? Don't kill the messenger."

Many assumed that access to the map would be permanent for those who bought the game in the appropriate manner, but it seems this isn't the case. This decision meant that the map would only remain playable if you started a custom game with your mates, while playing it in another multiplayer mode required waiting for certain one-off events.

"Nuketown 2025 / 24-7 will be back for special events," Vonderharr clarified. "You can always play it with your friends in Custom Games."

Following a pretty intense backlash, however, it seems the decision has been somewhat changed. After a large number of people failed to heed Voderhaar's request and shot the messenger repeatedly over Twitter, the map has been re-added to a playlist exclusively for those who own the bonus stage.

"The Chaos Moshpit playlist has Carrier, Cargo, Express, Hijacked, Slums, Standoff, and Nuketown 2025 in the rotation," Vonderhaar announced earlier today.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II raked in a massive $500 million worldwide in just 24 hours when it launched last week.