Sony apologizes for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End using Assassin’s Creed 4 artwork in the story trailer

Earlier today Sony revealed the latest trailer for Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End showing off the game's story. In the trailer, however, was a piece of are that drew major comparison's to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.

Since the comparison's have been drawn, Sony has issued an apology and have edited to video to remove the borrowed art.

"In our eagerness to get the story trailer out we made a regrettable mistake and didn't thoroughly vet the artwork used for an in game painting," the Sony representative said to GameSpot. "We've already updated the trailer. We hold all artistry in high regard and take full responsibility for having allowed this to happen.

"We want to sincerely apologize to everyone at Ubisoft, the Assassin's Creed team, the original artist, and our fans."

Here's the official Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag concept art:

Here's the still from the Uncharted 4 trailer:

While they edited the video, the original will forever remain in our database.