Activision accused of copying Dr Disrespect NFT for “Call Of Duty” skins
Activision has been accused of copying the design of an NFT from Dr Disrespect’s Dead drop to make a skin in Call Of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard.
Launched earlier this week, the new Doomsayer skin is available to players of both Call Of Duty: Warzone and vanguard as part of Malware Ultra Skin tracking pack, which costs 2,400 COD points (£16.79).
The new skin features a glowing light blue holographic skull, with people comparing it to art to promote Midnight Society’s upcoming shooter Dead drop.
Back in July, early backers of the Midnight Society project were given the chance to own “VisorCortex IDs,” which are NFTs that grant unique visor skins for in-game use.
The initiative was announced by game developer Robert Bowling who also showed off his unique skin – the one people believe “inspired” the new Doomsayer skin.
I think @fourzerotwo (Robert Bowling) is going to be happy to see that Activision has just added its own skin #Vanguard 🤡
Maybe not… ->🙃 pic.twitter.com/vZTyWIp2pZ— 𝐡𝗛’ -Hotel Six- 🧼🥇 (@ModenasHD) 16 August 2022
Bowling would be well known for Duty calls studio Infinity Ward, considering that he previously worked at the studio as a creative strategist.
Bowling recognized the similarities of tweeting “at least give it to me”.
He told Kotaku: “I found out about this due to my mentions blowing up from our community and tagging me in their replies,” before sending the publication a photo of a legendary team Duty calls sniper rifle called “Corporate Theft”.
Back in July, artist Sail Lin took to Twitter claiming that their original 2019 work had been stolen by Activision for the “Loyal Samoyed” skin in Call of Duty: Warzone.
I have to explain this case, COD Vanguard Samoye skin plagiarism. #CallofDutyVanguard #COD #Vanguard @ Activision pic.twitter.com/OD2M4WNUms
— saillin (@saillin5) 29 July 2022
At the time, Lin had contacted Activision for an “explanation or compensation” and hoped the situation would be “resolved soon”. They said that despite being one Duty calls players themselves, they were “very disappointed” to see their work stolen by a “big company like Activision in this way.”
Activision subsequently released a statement claiming responsibility, saying: “We have the utmost respect for creativity and content creation. We love the loyal Samoyed, but unfortunately we made a mistake in the process and have removed this image from the game. We apologize for the error.”
In other news, it has been confirmed that fans will be able to play Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2their campaign mode a week early, if they have pre-ordered.
