Among the new multiplayer maps in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is Breenbergh, an Amsterdam hotel that appears surrounded by fire trucks after a possible terrorist attack. The approach is typical of a Call of Duty map, where the map design is perfect for a matchup of two teams willing to fight. But it seems that there is someone who is not happy with the map.
My hotel is not touched
The affected is none other than the real hotel on which the map is inspired. And it is that the Breenberg Hotel does not exist, at least in Amsterdam, but there is an identical building in the heart of the city that responds to the name of Hotel Conservatorium. It is one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, and its care and care for the comfort of its customers reaches such an extent that they are not willing to see the image of the hotel be tainted by a fictitious work related to terrorism.
And it is that just as they collect in by Volkskrant, the hotel has confirmed that they are willing to take legal action against Activision for using the image of their hotel under another name and, furthermore, for associating the building with a warlike environment where the use of violence prevails above all else. In the words of the hotel manager, “the game does not reflect our core values and we regret our apparent and unwanted involvement.”
Are they going to erase the map?
At the moment there is nothing clear about it, and although the position of the Conservatorium hotel is clear, it is unknown to what extent Activision could defend itself in this case. It is important to mention that architectural works are copyrighted, so copying the building façade and digitally destroying it for inclusion in a commercial product could result in some kind of lawsuit.
Can I sleep in the hotel?
In the midst of so much commotion, what you have surely thought is that the hotel is receiving great publicity to make himself known. The problem is that we fear that the average Call of Duty user is not exactly a typical client for the Conservatorium, since its rooms have an average price of 800 euros per night.
And we are talking about a 5-star hotel located in the heart of amsterdam and that it has all the possible comforts of a hotel of this type. If the experience of sleeping one night in their rooms is not enough for you, they have a special pack of 3 nights in a duplex room with breakfasts with champagne, spa, helicopter tour of Amsterdam, private tour of the canals, personal shopping in luxury, private yoga class, visit to three museums and much more for the modest price of 10,000 euros.
