{"id":1426540,"date":"2025-12-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dnKVRCoZfLHj8zupTxbTC3"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:00:00","slug":"microsoft-nukes-popular-halo-3-mod-for-counter-strike-2-from-orbit-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-nukes-popular-halo-3-mod-for-counter-strike-2-from-orbit-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: &#8216;It was fun while it lasted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Valve has removed a popular<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/tag\/halo-3\/\"> Halo 3<\/a> mod for<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/counter-strike-2\/\"> Counter-Strike 2<\/a> from Steam, after its created was issued a DMCA takedown notice on behalf of Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Project Misriah: Halo Ports was a collection of Counter-Strike 2 maps that recreated Halo 3&#8217;s multiplayer in Valve&#8217;s shooter sequel. Far more than just a map-pack, it aimed to replicate the specific feel of Halo 3&#8217;s multiplayer as closely as possible, Halo-fying its arsenal, adjusting mechanics like ballistics and gravity to better align with Halo&#8217;s Moon-hopping feel, and even throwing in authentic sound effects and announcer lines for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, that&#8217;s all over now. On X, Project Misriah cocreator Forddoyo<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Froddoyo\/status\/1998833996395053070?s=20\" target=\"_blank\"> posted an image<\/a> of a DMCA takedown notice he had received from Microsoft via Valve. The takedown notice alleges that Misriah&#8217;s &#8220;unauthorized use of Halo game content in a workshop not associated with Halo games infringes their rights&#8221;, and as such Valve had &#8220;temporarily removed your postings from Steam&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The crux of the issue here seems to be that Project Misriah uses assets from the Halo games, hence the use of the phrase &#8220;Halo game content&#8221;. The Project Misriah team could theoretically file a counterclaim if it felt it could make the case that Project Misriah does not infringe upon Microsoft&#8217;s copyright. But it sounds like that isn&#8217;t going to happen. &#8220;Well\u2026sorry guys project misriah is done! It was fun while it lasted,&#8221; Froddoyo remarked in the post. &#8220;Make sure you give your thanks to Microsoft!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well&#8230; sorry guys but project misriah is done! It was fun while it lasted. Make sure to give your thanks to @microsoft! pic.twitter.com\/7xLjTy3rjH<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1998833996395053070\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The takedown has led to concerns from within the modding community that Microsoft&#8217;s move may set a precedent for taking down other Steam workshop packs, as<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Valkyman733\/status\/1998991172992155962\"> explained<\/a> by fellow Halo modder Valkyries733 in a post quoting Froddoyo&#8217;s statement. &#8220;Precedent set here impacts other workshops. Such as Left 4 Dead 2&#8217;s and Garry&#8217;s Mod&#8217;s&#8221; Valkyries733 wrote. &#8220;They could feasibly get past this by making their own assets, but obviously that&#8217;s a lot of work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Park<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/counter-strike-2-modders-surprise-drop-an-excellent-halo-3-multiplayer-pack-accidentally-proving-how-badly-valve-has-squandered-source-2\/\"> took Project Misriah for a spin<\/a> back in November, and thought it was an impressively accurate recreation of Halo multiplayer. &#8220;It&#8217;s delightful, evocative of the source material and legitimately fun. I played some CTF and Slayer with bots on Ghost Town and marveled at how effortlessly Halo&#8217;s old school thinking about map design, power weapons and verticality translated into 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"1c024bfa-9003-436b-b60d-f8fb4b5b6470\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/microsoft-nukes-popular-halo-3-mod-for-counter-strike-2-from-orbit-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"1c024bfa-9003-436b-b60d-f8fb4b5b6470\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/microsoft-nukes-popular-halo-3-mod-for-counter-strike-2-from-orbit-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has removed a popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from Steam, after its created was issued a DMCA takedown notice on behalf of Microsoft. Project Misriah: Halo Ports was a collection of Counter-Strike 2 maps that recreated Halo 3&#8217;s multiplayer in Valve&#8217;s shooter sequel. Far more than just a map-pack, it aimed to replicate the specific feel of Halo 3&#8217;s multiplayer as closely as possible, Halo-fying its arsenal, adjusting mechanics like ballistics and gravity to better align with Halo&#8217;s Moon-hopping feel, and even throwing in authentic sound effects and announcer lines for good measure. Sadly, that&#8217;s all over now. On X, Project Misriah cocreator Forddoyo posted an image of a DMCA takedown notice he had received from Microsoft via Valve. The takedown notice&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-nukes-popular-halo-3-mod-for-counter-strike-2-from-orbit-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1426541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1426540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: &#039;It was fun while it lasted&#039; | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valve has removed a popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from 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