"Recreations of classic maps and modes from other games are nothing new in shooters. Lately, however, publishers have started getting prickly over users remaking maps from their game in someone else's, and it seems this may be especially true when those games are as competitive with each other as Battlefield and Call of Duty. Battlefield 6 players remaking CoD maps via the game's new portal mode are finding this out the hard way, with their recreations of modes and maps from Activision's popular shooter getting taken down over intellectual property violations."
"In an email to Kotaku, Battlefield player and YouTube creator Phiality saw their " Battlefield Zombies 2028: Osiris " Portal creation struck down, which notably took place after the mode gained some traction on YouTube. On October 23, 2025, EA sent them a copyright takedown notice specifically naming Activision as having filed the complaint. The notice asks them to "permanently delete the experience and create a new one that incorporates only your original work.""
Players use Battlefield 6's Portal mode to recreate classic Call of Duty maps and modes, but publishers have begun to enforce intellectual property claims against such remakes. A creator named Phiality had a Portal creation titled "Battlefield Zombies 2028: Osiris" struck down after it gained traction online; EA issued a takedown notice on October 23, 2025, naming Activision as the complainant and demanding permanent deletion. The policing of user-made maps has precedent in other games, including Fortnite and past console communities, and similar Portal recreations such as a "Shipment first test" have also been removed.
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