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Warship Game Steals Nonsensical Aircraft Design And Then Tries To Sell It In-Game For $700

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Warship Game Steals Nonsensical Aircraft Design And Then Tries To Sell It In-Game For $700

Modern Warships, not to be confused with World of Warships, has come under fire after an independent artist noticed that their ship design had been lifted without permission and added to the game (thanks IGN). Artstorm, the developer of the PvP online game of naval war, has admitted to the plagiarism, and rather than removing the copied design, is instead attempting to reach a deal with the artist.

Alex Jay Brady is a concept artist who regularly posts their designs to social media, including a 2014 design for an “ekranoplan,” a “ground effect vehicle, a hybrid surface/air ship-cum-plane that glides just above the water via what mechanical engineers call ‘magic.'” The imagined craft is very clearly the basis for the vehicle Modern Warships recently added to the game, and Brady immediately took to their X account to call this out.

“I did not give @ModernWarships permission to use my ekrano design,” they wrote, “but I have to say she’s looking great. Much more detailed than my sketches.” They add, “Honestly if they’d just asked and sent me some $$ I’d have had zero issues with them using it. It’s not too late to do the right thing guys.”

I did not give @ModernWarships permission to use my ekrano design, but I have to say she's looking great. Much more detailed than my sketches. Honestly if they'd just asked and sent me some $$ Id have had zero issue with them using it.



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