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New Paradox Game Steals Halo Artwork, Gets Pulled

Grand strategy masters Paradox today announced a new mobile take on their big space game Stellaris, which has already been taken offline after fans quickly discovered that the title featured art literally stolen from an artist at 343 Studios, the developers of the Halo series.

kotaku.com

Grand strategy masters Paradox today announced a new mobile take on their big space game Stellaris, which has already been taken offline after fans quickly discovered that the title featured art literally stolen from an artist at 343 Studios, the developers of the Halo series.

Not only is it blatant theft, it’s even a terrible photoshop! The offending artist has left UNSC logos on the tanks, while the Pelican in the foreground has just been kinda...washed out, even though you can still see the ramp!

It’s here we note that while Paradox—as the creators of the Stellaris IP—are publishing Stellaris: Galaxy Command, they’re not developing it inhouse. Instead, that job went to Hong Kong studio Gamebear, whose previous title Nova Empire...looks a lot like Stellaris: Galaxy Command, even down to the main menu icons.

 

[DeliciousDoc]

Mobile gaming.

 

[TeamGhobad]

how do you accidentally steal artwork?

 

[Wolfgang Jr]

how do you accidentally steal artwork?

Boss: "James, you've got 4 weeks to get stage 4 complete!"
*1 Day Later*
James: "You don't play Halo 4 do you Boss?"
Boss: "No, why?"
James: "Stage 4 complete! "

 

[mcz117chief]

Holy shit those smudges at the bottom right as they casually deleted the Pelican, you can even see they left a bit of the engine exhaust there trying to disguise is a part of the scenery