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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 remaster leaves Getty Images watermark on painting

How did that Getty there?

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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 remaster leaves Getty Images watermark on painting
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 remaster leaves Getty Images watermark on painting /

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion came out today, remastering the PSP FF7 prequel with enhanced combat and graphics. But it looks like someone made a little oopsie over at Square Enix. 

As one player on Twitter pointed out, one of the in-game paintings contains the Getty Images watermark. Final Fantasy 7 doesn't take place on Earth, so this clearly isn't a clever bit of worldbuilding either. 

You can find the painting in question in a Shinra mansion in Chapter 8. 

The watermark suggests Square Enix didn't actually pay for the image, which Kotaku reports comes from artist John Crowther and depicts Ludgate Circus in London in 1881.

Why some Shinra bigwig in Final Fantasy 7 would have a painting of London, England, Earth is anyone's guess. 

If you're still on the fence even after this revelation, check out our Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion review. 

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KIRK MCKEAND

Kirk McKeand is the Content Director for GLHF.  A games media writer and editor from Lincoln, UK, he won a Games Media Award in 2014 in the Rising Star category. He has also been nominated for two Features Writer awards. He was also recognized in MCV's 30 Under 30 list in 2014. His favorite games are The Witcher 3, The Last of Us Part 2, Dishonored 2, Deus Ex, Bloodborne, Suikoden 2, and Final Fantasy 7.  You can buy Kirk McKeand's book, The History of the Stealth Game, in most bookstores in the US and UK.  With a foreword written by Arkane's Harvey Smith, The History of the Stealth Game dives deep into the shadows of game development, uncovering the surprising stories behind some of the industry's most formative video games.  He has written for IGN, Playboy, Vice, Eurogamer, Edge, Official PlayStation Magazine, Games Master, Official Xbox Magazine, USA Today's ForTheWin, Digital Spy, The Telegraph, International Business Times, and more.  Kirk was previously the Editor-in-Chief at TheGamer and Deputy Editor at VG247. These days he works as the Content Director for GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage, serving media partners across the globe.  You can check out Kirk McKeand's MuckRack profile for more.  Email: kirk.mckeand@glhf.gg

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