Bohemia Interactive has asked gamers to stop using Arma 3 as a means to create fake war footage.
Back in February, a video emerged online of what was claimed to be a Ukrainian jet taking down a Russian jet. However, it later turned out to be edited gameplay from Digital Combat Simulator.
It was also reported at the time that Arma 3 gameplay clips had been shared on the internet, with people attempting to pass the videos off as footage from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
More than 110,000 people viewed the uploads, and they were shared 25,000 times before being taken down.
Now, Arma 3 developer and publisher Bohemia Interactive have posted a brief explainer on YouTube in which it offers information on “how to tell if a video is fake using footage from our game”.
The description reads: “We are fully aware that fake videos from our #Arma3 title appear on the internet, pretending to be original…