Yesterday, Naughty Dog released their first real story trailer for the impending action blockbuster, Uncharted 4. It’s a lovely trailer of course, showcasing just how damned incredible the game is going to look on the PlayStation 4 when it’s out at the end of April.
Unfortunately, the trailer used some art that was stolen from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black. There’s something delicious about the fact that art, from a game about plunderers and pirates, was used in a trailer for a game about a professional art thief, but I digress. A Ubisoft staffer who worked on Black Flag noticed the pilfered artwork in the trailer.
@EscoBlades Look at that… At least they removed the character! 😉 pic.twitter.com/7TGO0v6mna
— Azaïzia Aymar (@AymarMtl) February 24, 2016
It didn’t take long for Naughty Dog to pull their trailer, recut it to remove the offending artwork. They also issued this response, which is about the classiest thing they could do under the circumstances.
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.
We want to sincerely apologize to everyone at Ubisoft, the Assassin’s Creed team, the original artist, and our fans.
On Twitter, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann admitted the mistake.
No two ways about it… we fucked up. Here’s the full statement:https://t.co/uYf4mzrYa0
Updated trailer:https://t.co/wqYVkFbHBC
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 24, 2016
Here’s the redone trailer, with the offending artwork removed.
Last Updated: February 25, 2016
Umar
February 25, 2016 at 08:54
They messed up and apologized, end of story, but hooo boy, do you think gamers care? Nope, they’re out for ND blood. Turned into a shitfest on Gaf about race and all sorts of other shit. God, it’s depressing sometimes..
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 08:56
At least they didn’t use PC graphics to demo their game…
*Cough* Witcher 3 XBOX One
Umar
February 25, 2016 at 08:56
Lol That was funny though. Eh, I’m so over this outrage culture….
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 08:58
Same here, so they slipped up. This this in anyway affect the game? No? Okay then, what has the Drama Lama for us next ?
Umar
February 25, 2016 at 09:00
Doom seems like it’ll be controversial game, maybe, in some way. I’m sure they’ll slip up somewhere a long the line lol
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:13
Nolan North sounds like that guy that Nolan North played?
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:10
Cough Watchdogs 2
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 11:09
hehe
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2016 at 09:17
THEY MUST DO THEIR RESEARCH, BRO!
Spy Master Tokashi
February 25, 2016 at 09:36
screw this, they must burn #NaughtyDogsMustFall they stole art work, it is so racists against pirates…
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 08:54
Pirating art work from a pirate game XD
Pieter Kruger
February 25, 2016 at 10:16
LOL, the irony right? Actually get the impression that they crafted a piece of their world around that image…….
Marc O Polo
February 25, 2016 at 13:23
Well there name is naughty dog… Makes sense they would piss the carpet every now and then
Melasco
February 25, 2016 at 08:55
Good news is that there’s probably a new vacancy at ND…
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:50
Doubt it, ND care for their own. That is why they make fantastic games. Remedy Studios is the same. Not those robots at Activision.
JWT-80
February 25, 2016 at 10:36
Moenie so flippen positief wees nie! Kom ons drink eerder nog twee koffies!
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 08:56
Still better than using a stock photo of the Tali reveal in Mass Effect 3 😛
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:48
TAAAALI!
Pariah
February 25, 2016 at 09:48
All hail the Geth
HairyEwok
February 25, 2016 at 09:57
Geth in the sea (refresh)
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 11:01
lol
Ryanza
February 25, 2016 at 08:57
Ok lets see.
You have a game world that has been created and in this game world there is a framed picture of a different game hanging on the wall.
I don’t see anything wrong with that. Who cares. Oh the people who hate Ass Creed and don’t want that shit in their Naughty Dog game. I’m sure Ubisoft was ready to sue #fuckUbisoft #fuckUplay #fuckDRM
Don’t Support DRM. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming with a lot more references.
Ryanza
February 25, 2016 at 08:57
Ryanza
February 25, 2016 at 08:59
better bring out the gimp.
i think the gimp is sleeping.
lol. run away. run away
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:07
Ive started playing Witcher 3 again, because who can afford new games at R900, dam fine game, im hooked in once again. Still need to get to level 32 for the expansion packs.
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:48
I’m lv 41. Noob.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:49
Right, time to leave Kates brother and kill me some nekkers
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:58
Do you have the DLC?
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 10:07
Ya, the next one is out next month.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:06
I bet the pic in Black Flag was bought from Getty Images but Ubisoft now own the royalties or some shit.
iusedtobe(a)regular
February 25, 2016 at 09:35
I think its more Xbox gamers that went after ND than it was people who hate AC.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:01
GEEEEEEE WIZ, Is this an 8hour film or a game? Now I can see why Microsoft had to keep Tomb Raider away from us. Its going to be comparing chalk to cheese. Hopefully when TR finally comes out in December PS4 gamers will be over the honeymoon period of U4. But they will be playing Last Guardian instead lol.
I see TR is $30 now, will it be $30 on the PS4?
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 09:03
Probably, with all the DLC included. I mean if they want to sales to be double that of XBOX they sweeten the deal for making PS4 players wait a year
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:05
Does not matter, Im over Lara, like many other lifetime loyal fans. Cant wait for Horizon Zero Dawn. Tomb Raider will get lost amongst all the holiday heavy hitters, AGAIN lol.
Hammersteyn
February 25, 2016 at 11:10
Truth!
MONKEY.D LUFFY
February 26, 2016 at 17:33
40$ at release date
HairyEwok
February 25, 2016 at 09:11
Lol, they could have said that their inspiration for the environment in Uncharted 4 was heavily inspired by AC: Black Flag.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:12
Or its based in the Caribbean on the same Island 😛
HairyEwok
February 25, 2016 at 09:18
I think they should say they used AC:BF as inspiration, that would blow up Ubi ego so much they would probably make another Black Flag game.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:23
Got to admit, Black Flag was fun as fcuk. Now if you let NG do the Narrative while Ubi create the sandbox… that would be like Marvel and DC coming together.
Aries
February 25, 2016 at 10:08
Not a bad idea except Ubi will milk the shit out of that game
MONKEY.D LUFFY
February 26, 2016 at 17:35
Not anymore 😛
Aries
February 27, 2016 at 02:26
Keep dreaming
iusedtobe(a)regular
February 25, 2016 at 09:42
If anything Ubisoft must feel honored that ND used the art work, seeing that they havent had a decent AC since Brotherhood, this could just be good for Black Flag because it is associated with Uncharted. I expect AC: Black Flag to be the top selling game next month 😉
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:46
It’s not their fault, they’ve been through a lot! http://i.imgur.com/ujDkuQK.gif
Pariah
February 25, 2016 at 09:47
That’s effing funny. XD
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:47
PTS D-DOG
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:47
Speaking of dogs, how you doing!? tehehehe
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:47
Shut it pussy
Pariah
February 25, 2016 at 09:48
#ShotsFired
Pariah
February 25, 2016 at 09:51
OMNOMNAMNAMNAMNAM
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:51
Its a trap
HairyEwok
February 25, 2016 at 09:59
The cupcake war left a scar on the poor dog
MONKEY.D LUFFY
February 26, 2016 at 17:36
Nightmare past memories LMAO
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:50
HOW IS THIS EVEN A THING!? It’s probably fucking shutter stock artwork!
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:54
It was rushed, they admitted that, otherwise they could have just taking a screen grab of the actual in-game section that the photo is trying to depicted. They get excited at Naughty Dog because they love their creation.
Wait untill you play the 60fps/1080p U2 and U3. Your eyes will be like that dog.
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:57
Agreed.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:57
Concurred
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:57
Shut your face! Just about to finish the first game. Flipping awesome.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 09:59
The jump from 1 to 2 makes the trilogy even more amazing. To see how games progressed from 2007-2009 is nutts
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
February 25, 2016 at 10:48
Agreed.. which did you prefer out of 2 and 3 though? Seems like majority of people say 2 but I honestly liked 3 more.
oVg
February 25, 2016 at 10:53
3, dam, those set pieces blew me away and that sand. There were also more exploration pieces and not as much 3d space invaders AKA Gears of War.
Just thinking about the horse chase and the foot chase AKA James Bond. As for the Arabian music from Lucas Sound Studios. 3 FTW.
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
February 25, 2016 at 12:34
Yes! 100% agree.
RinceThis
February 25, 2016 at 09:57
Only about 10 years too late, just about to finish the first game in the remastered collection. Loving it!
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 25, 2016 at 11:19
So it’s the gaming equivalent of McDonalds?
Pieter Kruger
February 25, 2016 at 10:05
“PONIES! DEFENSIVE FORMATION!!” ROFL!
MONKEY.D LUFFY
February 26, 2016 at 17:29
It’s nice that ubi didn’t sue them..glad both companies are playing along with jokes & fun 😉