Guild Wars 2

I assume arenanet or the artists have the rights over the guild wars 2 concept art, and I’m not sure this is the place to put it but recently I’ve seen a facebook game use artwork from guild wars 2 (specifically http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:GW2wallpaper01.jpg by Kekai Kotaki) used by a game called knight’s fable for advertisement, this is not the only one I have seen in the past as at some point I’ve seen the Nika artwork form GW1 slightly recoloured and advertising another game (though this was a while ago) unfortunately I didn’t tag the arena net facebook page on their post but next time I see it I will

I take it this use of artwork isn’t legal?

They have had issues with other games doing this as well. Here is what Gaile from Anet requests if you run across such things:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Has-anyone-noticed/first#post4612902

If you could kindly post a direct link to the ad — not to where the ad leads but to the ad itself — we can investigate.

No doubt, a cease and desist order will or has been sent. Pretty shady. But no surprise these days.

Happens all the time with art and photos across the Internet.

Edit: Check out this lovely game. Does the UI look familiar?

http://imgur.com/kAvwEvn

Ardenwolfe.8590:

No doubt, a cease and desist order will or has been sent. Pretty shady. But no surprise these days.

Happens all the time with art and photos across the Internet.

Edit: Check out this lovely game. Does the UI look familiar?

http://imgur.com/kAvwEvn

Wow, just wow. They do say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.

Also it’s just being plain lazy

Yes, LoA is one of those games that frequently use “borrowed” art in their ads. Aparently they do that ingame as well.
Guess it’s not that easy to do something original nowadays.

if LoA is from gtarcade, i take it gtarcade have a history of doing that because knight fable is also of the same company

Remember when Sarah Brightman was revealed to be a Kurzick?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/WaR76IJ.jpg[/img]

i found the stolen artwork again but i dont know how to link the advert – i’ve tagged arena net and guild wars 2 into the post in hope they see it

this is the advert

Lol at advertisers thinking nobody would notice.

and another – same people

I’ve seen it for “League of Angels” a Chinese game that uses every underhanded and illegal tactic there is to advertise their “game”. I haven’t seen it for anything else though.

BrotherBelial.3094:

Ardenwolfe.8590:

No doubt, a cease and desist order will or has been sent. Pretty shady. But no surprise these days.

Happens all the time with art and photos across the Internet.

Edit: Check out this lovely game. Does the UI look familiar?

http://imgur.com/kAvwEvn

Wow, just wow. They do say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.

Also it’s just being plain lazy

Haha, that’s absolutely hilarious, gotta love the mobile game junkyard.
Shameless arenanet logo is still on the Tab aswell xD.

Tachyon.5897:

Remember when Sarah Brightman was revealed to be a Kurzick?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/WaR76IJ.jpg[/img]

LOL, yes I do. But she had permission, unlike these other rapscallions.

Yes, I said rapscallions. :-P

Getefix.9150:

this is the advert

i imagine Square Enix might have something to say about the title artwork as well lol

minbariguy.7504:

Tachyon.5897:

Remember when Sarah Brightman was revealed to be a Kurzick?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/WaR76IJ.jpg[/img]

LOL, yes I do. But she had permission, unlike these other rapscallions.

Yes, I said rapscallions. :-P

Such an underused and underrated word.