Activision Blizzard accused of plagiarizing artist’s work for Vanguard’s Samoye Skin

gamepur.com:

Concept Artist Saillin has today accused Activision Blizzard of plagiarizing their work in a recent Operator skin added to Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone in the Season four mid-season update. The skin bears a striking resemblance to one of Saillin’s original works, and the artist has explained that they’ve reached out to the company for compensation.

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The Operator skin in question is called the Samoye Skin, which forms part of the Floor Fury Tracer Pack. It’s a skin that makes your character look like a samoyed dog dressed up in full military garb. As noted in a post on Twitter by Saillin, the skin uses many elements from their original artwork. The reason they feel comfortable saying this has been plagiarized is that they created their image two years before this skin was released.

This news spread quickly through the Call of Duty community and has already caused a reaction from Activision Blizzard. The blog post detailing all the additions in this Season 4 mid-season update has been altered to remove all mention of the skin and bundle. The same is true of all associated social media accounts that shared an image or mentioned the skin in the past.