Call of Duty pulls DLC after plagiarism accusation

1 year 9 months ago

Activision Blizzard has pulled a cosmetic skin from Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone after a concept artist accused the publisher of plagiarism, according to Polygon.

The artist, Sail Lin, has posted a series of "Monster Army" concepts on an ArtStation profile depicting various gun-toting soldiers and police with animal heads.

The artist said one such piece, Samoye Medical served as the inspiration for Vanguard's Loyal Samoyed skin, which featured the head of a Samoyed on a character with much of the same gear shown in the concept art.

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Brendan Sinclair