Assassin’s Creed Head of Content, Azaïzia Aymar, has taken to Twitter to allege that Naughty Dog’s newest (well, original) Uncharted 4 story trailer has used an asset from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
His evidence is pretty convincing, too.
Woooow Uncharted 4 using one of ACIV artwork in their trailer… I get the "thief" title now! https://t.co/rholpuvw9I lol at 1:36
— Azaïzia Aymar (@AymarMtl) February 24, 2016
Aymar provided shots of the Black Flag asset in question, first, alongside a still from Uncharted 4‘s new trailer.
With the exception of the figure on the right, the images are nearly identical.
We’ll report back if Naughty Dog or Ubisoft make further comment.
Update: Sony has removed the original Uncharted 4 trailer (try clicking on the link in Azaïzia’s tweet and you’ll see what we mean) and replaced it with one that has a different piece of artwork. That new piece of artwork can be seen below:
Further, Naughty Dog has admitted to using the asset.
“In our eagerness to get the story trailer out we made a regrettable mistake and didn’t thoroughly vet the art work used for an in game painting. We’ve already updated the trailer,” a statement from Naughty Dog reads. “We hold all artistry in high regard and take full responsibility for having allowed this to happen.”
“We want to sincerely apologize to everyone at Ubisoft, the Assassin’s Creed team, the original artist, and our fans.”
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