They accuse Call of Duty: Warzone of plagiarism after presenting a new and particular cosmetic for an operator

The ‘Loyal Smoyed’ skin, for operator Kim Tae Young, is identical to the one designed by artist Sail Lin in 2019.

many fans of Call of Duty they have their eyes on October 28as it is the release date of the next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Although the expectations around Activision’s delivery are quite high, Call of Duty: Warzone still attracts a large number of users in its battle-style games royale, enough so that the developer continues to maintain the interest of the community with the return of the zombies.

I am very disappointed to see my work being plagiarized by a big company like ActivisionSailing LinHowever, Activision has now been accused of plagiarism after presenting a dog skin that, created for operator Kim Tae Young, is identical to the one designed by the artist. Sailing Lin in 2019. This professional, who published his idea on ArtStation at the time, has pointed out the developer on Twitter for the misuse of his work: “Although I am also a CoD player, I am very disappointed to see my work being plagiarized in this way by a big company like Activision”.

“I have contacted Activision for an explanation and/or compensation, and I hope the situation will be resolved soon,” Lin continues. “As an individual artist, I can only do this, and I have to talk about it to prevent things like this happen again in the future“. The skin, which was going to be released with the update that also introduces Terminator cosmetics into the game, no longer appears on promotional posters from the official website of Raven Software, developers of Call of Duty: Warzone. However, we know from Archive.org (via Polygon) that the desEsports Extraswas indeed used in the article related to the next update.

Unfortunately, it is not the first time that this kind of controversy has affected the Call of Duty franchise. After all, in 2021 they accused Activision again after showing a character from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare whose desEsports Extrasplagiarized the work of a professional photographer both in style and in some plans of his presentation.