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  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Faces Backlash Over AI Art

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Faces Backlash Over AI Art

    Digital Phablet – Activision’s latest release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, has faced a tumultuous beginning, plagued by various issues including a peculiar campaign and a lack of innovative gameplay features to justify a sequel just a year after the previous installment.

    Recently, criticism has intensified over the game’s use of AI-generated artwork in its assets, such as calling cards, posters, and reward icons. A user on Reddit expressed frustration in a discussion thread, remarking, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is cluttered with AI-generated art, because your $70 doesn’t mean as much anymore.” 

    Many fans have also encouraged others to avoid purchasing the game to protest the use of AI-created content in future releases.

    Another Reddit comment stated,  “High Fantasy Studio Ghibli is exactly what I picture when I think of Call of Duty. It pairs perfectly with the Nicki Minaj and Seth Rogen skins. Honestly, these developers have completely lost the plot.”

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Criticized for Incorporating AI Art

    The AI-created artwork appears to utilize Hayao Miyazaki’s renowned Studio Ghibli aesthetic as its inspiration, which went viral several months ago when social media users began generating AI content based on it via ChatGPT. Many critics labeled this trend as “disrespectful” and “unacceptable” to Miyazaki’s artistic legacy.


    Despite the backlash from months prior, Activision and Treyarch’s new game continues to include AI-generated art in its assets, sparking widespread outrage from gamers and artists alike.

    Sources reveal that much of the anger stems from concerns over AI replacing skilled human artists, including illustrators, concept designers, and animators.

    Even the Prestige icons in Black Ops 7 are reportedly AI-created. However, they have been subtly edited to suggest otherwise, according to reports from FRVR.

    Black Ops 7

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (Activision/ Treyarch)

    The game’s campaign, often highly praised by fans, also received criticism for several reasons, including bizarre choices like being exclusively online with no option to pause. Multiple users reported being kicked from the campaign if they remained idle for too long.

  • Transformers Fan Completes War For Cybertron Before Activision

    Transformers Fans Want Classic Games Back

    For a long time, Transformers fans have been hoping that Activision would bring back some older games, especially High Moon Studios’ Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron from the Xbox 360 era. Even though there have been many rumors about this, the games still haven’t been re-released.

    To help out, video game archivist Rohan Kar took the initiative to not only bring back War for Cybertron but also “remaster” it. This version now has better graphics that make the 2010 game look like a modern title in 4K at 60 frames per second.

    The remastered game looks really good, and there’s even a new intro that fans are loving. This helps make up for the lack of new Transformers games lately.

    Being A Transformers Fan Is Tough Right Now

    While there have been plenty of toys for collectors, the same can’t be said for games. Both Fall and War for Cybertron have been removed from stores, along with Transformers: Devastation.

    In January, Transformers: Reactivate was canceled, which upset fans even more, especially after some leaked gameplay. Additionally, in May, concept art for a game that combined elements of Michael Bay’s movies and the cartoon surfaced online. Lastly, there was talk about a rumored Vampire Survivors-style game, but we haven’t heard anything about that in a while.

    In short, we really need a new game featuring our favorite Autobots and Decepticons. The remaster of War for Cybertron helps ease some of the disappointment.

  • Activision Intensifies Battle Against Call Of Duty Cheaters

    Activision Intensifies Battle Against Call Of Duty Cheaters

    Activision has initiated legal proceedings against the developer behind a notorious hack for the Call of Duty franchise. The company claims that the GameHook and Lergware cheats have become so detrimental that many players have abandoned the PC version of Black Ops 6 entirely. These hacks not only enable users to remove opponents from matches but can also crash multiplayer servers, while GameHook provides a cheat that guarantees every shot will hit its target.

    Although creating such cheats breaches the terms of service, it usually leads only to account bans. However, Activision alleges that the developers have profited significantly by selling the hacks to other players. “Activision is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendants have received substantial revenue from their activities, to the detriment of Activision and its player community,” the lawsuit states (source).

    Activision has identified Ryan Rothholz, known online as Lerggy, as the original creator of Lergware. After sending a cease-and-desist letter in 2023, Activision claims Rothholz merely changed his online alias and distributed the source code to other hackers. The company has also named Collin Gyetvai and Jordan Newcombe Boothey as resellers of the hack.

    An amp munition on the sand in Black Ops 6.
    Activision

    The gaming giant is pursuing financial restitution as well as punitive damages, claiming the total could amount to millions.

    Cheating within Call of Duty has long been an issue, with the community often criticized for its toxic behavior. Although Activision has previously attempted to address cheating—such as implementing shadow bans in Call of Duty: Warzone and obscuring cheaters from view in Call of Duty: Vanguard—these measures have proven insufficient. The problem of cheating continues to plague the online gaming community.