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[Demoskinos]

So I just saw this blowing up on twitter and.... what the fuck Telltale? This is a heck of an oversight. Didn't see any other topics on this?

For reference CNN article of the assassination from last year: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/ankara-russia-ambassador-shooter/index.html

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/BroTeamPill/status/916069902578061313

 

[Sibersk Esto]

uhh holy shit

 

[Blobbers]

how does this happen
what

 

[Hato-kun]

Someone bout to get fired

 

[Karspankey]

Well shit, the person didn't even try and make it look different at all. That's crazy

 

[breakfuss]

Whaaaat the fuck. Oh man.

 

[Slime]

Shame on them for not paying that photographer.

 

[sinonobu]

What?

 

[Mass Effect]

why would you do this

 

[LotusHD]

Jfc

 

[AlexFlame116]

What. The. Freak?!

It actually is the body! The heck?!

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The artist who did that should work at Naughty Dog.

 

[KHarvey16]

I see a job lying next to him.

 

[chadskin]

Oh wow, that's bad, man.

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

What the fuck? Absolutely disgusting.

 

[massoluk]

Wait, is that second photo real shot of the crime scene? Could da mistook it for a scene from a Bond movie

 

[Shaanyboi]

Ummmmm...

Maybe patch that

 

[Boke1879]

Yea somebody is about to lose their job over this.

 

[RayCharlizard]

Even if this was just used internally as a placeholder asset, that's pretty damn distasteful.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

The game is supposed to be point and click. Not your job.

 

[Jacobson]

hahaha what the fuck

 

[squall23]

Wow.

Seriously. WOW.

 

[DoomGyver]

Oh Wow.

 

[ComputerBlue]

That is incredibly fucked up. I'd like to hope it's a case of randomly googling a dead body and using it, which is still bad. But if its deliberate, just, damn...not good.

 

[Pontiaction]

They probably thought it was a stock photo. Ultimate laziness.

 

[GeoramA]

Dude..

 

[jayu26]

Wait, is that second photo real shot of the crime scene? Could da mistook it for a scene from a Bond movie

It's not from a movie. For real.


Distasteful Telltale.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Oh boy. I wonder who let this pass.

 

[PROh1bited]

Wow.

I’m assuming art like this is outsourced?

 

[BaconHat]

At what point can someone think this was an acceptable thing to do?

 

[low-G]

Wait, is that second photo real shot of the crime scene? Could da mistook it for a scene from a Bond movie

It was an actual murder. Spent a day or so in the news.

I can only think whoever did this wants to get fired for whatever reason. Telltale only allowed to develop the countless games from jail cells without Internet tho?

 

[TissueBox]

Don't think even Kirkbride's that sardonic.

 

[Marcel]

How the fuck did that pass all the eyes at Telltale? In addition to being weirdly inappropriate the photograph belongs to someone you cheapos.

 

[randomusername]

Whaaaat

 

[KahooTs]

So that is a real photo? If so . . . dead body warning?

 

[Common Knowledge]

The artist who did that should work at Naughty Dog.

Why, have they done something similar?

 

[ViolentP]

Ineptitude in game development. Shocked.

 

[PSqueak]

how does this happen
what

Googling references for a dead body, confuse news picture in results for a stock photo, photoshop.

And to be fair, that original picture does look like a stock photo.

Still, even if it was a stock photo, this means Telltale used what they assumed was a stock photo without paying a license, so even if that wasn't a real dead russian dignitary, it would look bad on them.

So: Best case scenario we have something of a "tali without her mask" level.

Why, have they done something similar?

They put some concept art from an AC game as a photo prop in Uncharted 4.

 

[Amagon]

What the fuck!?!?!?!

 

[Renkax]

Broteampill with the hardcore findings

 

[RayCharlizard]

Why, have they done something similar?

Naughty Dog used an asset from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag in one of the sections of Uncharted 4 if I recall correctly. Not exactly the same as this.

 

[Maximo]

Hahah wow not like naughtydogs situation fucking up using someones art for a placeholder... this is a real body.

 

[Demoskinos]

Wait, is that second photo real shot of the crime scene? Could da mistook it for a scene from a Bond movie

Yeah, I thought that was fishy too but if you do a reverse search for the photo you'll find the original CNN article from last December. Basically, guy was speaking at an art gallery and was shot moments later.

Because yeah, at face value even the second shot doesn't look "real" but it in fact is.
Here is the article on CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/europe/ankara-russia-ambassador-shooter/index.html

 

[Machina]

Oh. Dear. This is legit horrible.

 

[Jedi2016]

Somebody probably thought it was a stock photo.

Always source your assets, people. Keeps stupid stuff like this from happening.

 

[afternoon delight]

Yo WHAT THE FUCK?

 

[Grisby]

Yeah...heck of an oversight right there.

 

[Tagyhag]

Welp, some company is about to get hacked.

 

[Cheat Code]

Hahaha fucking Telltale.

Stop buying their shitty games for fuck's sake.

 

[Rellik]

Yeah, this is getting pulled off the store and patched.