{"id":136093,"date":"2025-11-16T09:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/136093\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T09:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:35:36","slug":"black-ops-7-faces-backlash-after-player-reports-ai-calling-cards-and-gets-refunded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/136093\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Ops 7 Faces Backlash After Player Reports AI Calling Cards and Gets Refunded"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 hasn\u2019t had the smoothest of launches. Upon arrival, its co-op campaign caught instant flak from the community, and the game is now embroiled in controversy over allegations of AI-generated assets. Images of what players are deeming to be AI-generated Calling Cards are doing the rounds online, forcing Activision to release an official statement, but not before players managed to secure refunds on their copies. <\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first instance of Activision flirting with AI-generation tools, as both Modern Warfare III and Black Ops 6 were accused of using generated assets. These were given away by the AI tool\u2019s inability to create human-like hands with the correct number of fingers, although BO7\u2019s culprits feel far more blatant. We\u2019re talking art that mimics the Studio Ghibli-inspired slop that plagued the internet for a good while, which shouldn\u2019t be present in a Call of Duty game in the first place. <\/p>\n

Black Ops 7\u2019s \u201cAI\u201d Calling Cards Lead to Heavy Backlash<\/p>\n

As mentioned at the start, the assets accused of being AI-generated are the many Calling Cards present in Call of Duty Black Ops 7<\/a>. These animated posters are far from the most important things in the game, so on some level, using AI tools to streamline their creation makes a tinge of sense. However, that notion quickly unravels when you see just how careless and lackluster the end result is. <\/p>\n

\"CallImage Credit: Activision<\/p>\n

All the art present in this image screams \u2018AI slop,\u2019 and that\u2019s not just me saying it. Players online felt the same, leading to a barrage of criticism. To make matters worse for Activision, some users were so miffed that they started asking for refunds on Steam. One player even claimed<\/a> to have completed the entire co-op campaign<\/a> before securing a refund, citing the use of \u201cAI-generated options that were not present in the marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the backlash appears to have forced the publisher\u2019s hand as Activision shared an official statement not long after. \u201cLike so many around the world, the statement read, we use a variety of digital tools, including AI tools, to empower and support our teams to create the best gaming experiences possible for our players. Our creative process continues to be led by the talented individuals in our studios.\u201c<\/p>\n

As you\u2019d imagine, the vague statement reassured absolutely no one, and Black Ops 7 is still getting hammered online. What are your thoughts on AI art being used in video games? Let us know in the comments. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\tAryan Singh<\/p>\n

A massive gaming nerd who’s been writing stuff on the internet since 2021, Aryan covers single-player games, RPGs, and live-service titles such as Marvel Rivals and Call of Duty: Warzone. When he isn’t clacking away at his keyboard, you’ll find him firing up another playthrough of Fallout: New Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Call of Duty Black Ops 7 hasn\u2019t had the smoothest of launches. Upon arrival, its co-op campaign caught…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[345,343,344,85,46,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-136093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}