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Modern Warships Developer Admits Plagiarizing Artist's Ship Design
Original: Modern Warships Dev Causes Actual Art Storm After Plagiarizing Ship Design Artstorm, developer of PvP naval warfare game
Artstorm, the studio behind PvP naval warfare game Modern Warships, has admitted using an independent artist's creation as the basis for one of its in-game ship designs. The admission has drawn criticism from players and artists, who are calling out the studio over the unauthorized use of fan-made work in a commercial product and demanding accountability and proper credit.
Why now: The developer's admission of plagiarism against an independent artist has sparked backlash in the gaming community.
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