Stellaris: Galaxy Command in Beta Today, Stole Artwork from Halo 4

[BringBackSonics]

What a Cluster this has been today. People are already sort of upset about a Mobile game with micro transactions. Although PDX is outsourcing the actual game making to a company called gamebear, There are already serious issues as there is some art theft going on.

Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/diaoig/this_game_has_some_good_artwor_wait/

 

[Chirotera]

It's like, not even cleverly disguised. Who the hell thought this would fly?

 

[BringBackSonics]

It's like, not even cleverly disguised. Who the hell thought this would fly?

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That is my issue, in the opening post PDX, if you are going to license out your name, you need to make sure damn well that the quality is going to be there.

 

[Deleted member 43]

It's like, not even cleverly disguised. Who the hell thought this would fly?

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It was likely placeholder art that got overlooked.

 

[Masterspeed]

Lol, that's the starting point to a level in Halo 4, it literally looks exactly like that.

 

[Zedelima]

Soo...they were teasing this? Not a switch version?

thats a bummer

 

[Hilbert]

This is why you always write PLACEHOLDER ART over anything you plan to replace.

 

[BringBackSonics]

Soo...they were teasing this? Not a switch version?

thats a bummer

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Yup. Apparently there is going to be a battlepass. They compared it to fortnite.

 

[Kalentan]

Original art work.

They even forgot to take out the UNSC logo off the tanks lol.

 

[Kthulhu]

It's that Game of Thrones mobile game all over again.

Apparently it's a total reskin

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/diah5m/stellaris_galaxy_straight_up_tells_you_its_a/

 

[Dylan]

Somebody go look through the rest of Gamebear's games and see if you can spot any more examples like this.

Oddly enough, Nova Empire, also developed by Gamebear, looks an awful lot like Stellaris already.

 

[Atilac]

Overlooked placeholder if I had to wager

 

[dude]

The outrage around a spin-off game on mobile existing is absurd.

Anyway, I'm glad they took measures to remove stolen art, shouldn't have been in there to begin with.

It's that Game of Thrones mobile game all over again.

Apparently it's a total reskin

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The fact they (probably) used another project as basis, doesn't mean it's a "total reskin"...

 

[Deleted member 43]

Original art work.

They even forgot to take out the UNSC logo off the tanks lol.

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Again, it's unlikely they were actually trying to steal art for the released product.

 

[Zedelima]

Yup. Apparently there is going to be a battlepass. They compared it to fortnite.

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Oh no :(

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Lol, that's the starting point to a level in Halo 4, it literally looks exactly like that.

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Yep, Conan O Brian is in that part lol

 

[BringBackSonics]

Again, it's unlikely they were actually trying to steal art for the released product.

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I open to you changing the title. Used without permission?

 

[Deleted member 43]

I open to you changing the title. Used without permission?

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I see no reason to change it. Even if probably unintentional, they did steal artwork.

 

[devSin]

Again, it's unlikely they were actually trying to steal art for the released product.

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Then why wouldn't they just use the stolen image?

There was clearly a non-zero amount of effort put into modifying it.

 

[Evan8192]

I'd imagine...someone was like "Hey guys do you think this screen should have this kinda atmosphere?" *inserts cool halo pic they found* "Yes that looks good, alright we'll get someone from the art department to make something similar" and then they just forgot about it

 

[Deleted member 43]

Then why wouldn't they just use the stolen image?

There was clearly a non-zero amount of effort put into modifying it.

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No idea, they seem to have combined it with this image:

 

[Era of not Yakuza]

It's that Game of Thrones mobile game all over again.

Apparently it's a total reskin

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellaris/comments/diah5m/stellaris_galaxy_straight_up_tells_you_its_a/

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lmao

 

[Keasar]

"Chinese Mobile Pay-2-Win Reskin" could soon become it's own genre.

From what it sounds, this is beyond "overlooked placeholder".