Recently we here at The Nerd Stash reported on the release of a new story trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The trailer was eventually taken down and re-uploaded with a very minor change to it. During the trailer (the modified version can be found below) at approximately 1:36 the camera zooms in on a piece of framed artwork. Aymar Azaïzia, head of content for the Assassin’s Creed franchise at Ubisoft Montreal, realized that this was concept art from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, which he pointed out in a series of impassioned tweets.
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
@EscoBlades Original… Can you spot the differences? :p pic.twitter.com/Sj7fuNukLp
— Azaïzia Aymar (@AymarMtl) February 24, 2016
A representative speaking on behalf of Naughty Dog gave the following statement in regards to the mishap in the Uncharted trailer: “In our eagerness to get the story trailer out we made a regrettable mistake and didn’t thoroughly vet the artwork used for an in-game painting. We’ve already updated the trailer, 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.”
The image at the center of the controversy
If you do a Google search that particular image is one of the first to be pulled up. Even the people at Naughty Dog and Sony encounter the same basic problems as the rest of us, as far as accidental plagiarism goes, although it is curious and worth noting that the version which was present in the Uncharted 4 trailer had the image of the pirate removed from it.
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Trent Katzenberger is a writer, youtuber, gamer, nerd, and just all around a strange sort of guy. He loves trying new stuff and creating odd things.
