Again, there are allegations of plagiarism against Activision, the publisher behind Call of Duty. It is about an operator skin that is said to resemble a character from the announced game “Deadrop” so closely that it is now being said on Twitter that Activision copied it.
After there were recent issues regarding the “Loyal Samoyed” skins in CoD Warzone and Vanguard, Activision is once again being accused of plagiarism.
On Twitter, users recognized similarities between a new CoD skin and a character from the game studio Midnight Society and their game Deadrop.
This is an announced first-person shooter with NFT elements. The team at Midnight Society also includes YouTuber Dr Disrespect, who has already showcased the gameplay of Deadrop.
Here you can see a trailer for CoD: Modern Warfare 2:
Which skin is it about? It concerns the “Tracer Pack: Malware Ultra Skin Bundle”. Included is an operator skin named “Doomsayer”. The skin is available in CoD: Vanguard and Warzone. The whole bundle can be found in the CoD shop (via callofduty.com).
What is Activision allegedly accused of copying? Some Twitter users believe that there are too many similarities between the new skin in CoD and a character from Dr Disrespect’s announced shooter Deadrop. The game studio is now accused of having copied the skin.
Here you can see the concept art of the Variant Operators and the CoD skin side by side in the Twitter post:
Moreover, the allegedly copied skin also comes from former CoD employee Robert Bowling, who now works as a game developer in the Midnight Society team on Deadrop.
What did Robert Bowling say about it? Robert Bowling aka @fourzerotwo only briefly stated on Twitter: “At least name it after me.” (via Twitter)
What does Activision say about the allegations? So far, Activision has not released a public statement regarding the allegations. We at MeinMMO have requested a statement and will update the article as soon as we receive a response.
What do you think about the plagiarism allegations? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
Here you can find the new trailer for CoD: Modern Warfare 2 that is currently thrilling fans.
