Activision Removes Plagiarized Call of Duty Loyal Samoyed Skin, Apologises
But the original artist wants answers.
Last week we covered the news that an accusation of plagiarism had been levelled at publisher Activision over the Loyal Samoyed skin, an anthropomorphic dog that was to be included in both Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone as a part of the premium Floof Fury Tracer Pack.
In a statement to Polygon, the publisher had the following to say on the matter:
“We have the utmost respect for creativity and content creation. We love the Loyal Samoyed, but regrettably we erred in our process and have removed this imagery from the game. We apologize for the misstep.”
The original design was created by artist Sail Lin, entitled 'Samoye Medical', and was uploaded to the online art portfolio Artstation several years ago.
Lin, however, was not impressed with this general statement, and expects a direct and personal apology for the incident, and an explanation:
At present, there are no good results. My demand is that the official media of Activision formally apologize and explain the situation to me, not a perfunctory explanation. They were as arrogant as ever, and I was disappointed. https://t.co/cOwlXKdtFt
— saillin (@saillin5) August 9, 2022
An apology is the very least that Lin is owed, considering the blatant nature of the entire affair. We will have to wait and see how and if Activision responds.
Read the full article on pushsquare.com
About the game
Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Release date: November 5, 2021
- Developer(s): Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch
- Publisher(s): Sledgehammer Games
- Game mode(s): Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Platform(s): PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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