Uncharted fans around the world were elated this morning when Naughty Dog released the story trailer for the upcoming Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
However, head of content for Assassin’s Creed, Aymar Azaïzia, quickly called out the studio via Twitter for the inclusion of an extremely similar image from Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag in the trailer.
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
Shortly after, Naughty Dog reissued the trailer with a different image, providing the following statement.
“In our eagerness to get the story trailer out we made a regrettable mistake and didn’t thoroughly vet the art work 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,” they said.
Though Ubisoft declined the comment, Azaïzia doesn’t seem too miffed about it.
https://t.co/jMomyI3qme #classy @Naughty_Dog Honnest mistake, fixed like a boss. Kudos guys pic.twitter.com/EDcqtTyvpJ
— Azaïzia Aymar (@AymarMtl) February 24, 2016