Sellers on eBay are now making NSFW custom game covers 👀

[Kane99]

Source - https://www.gamesradar.com/theres-an-industry-of-nsfw-video-game-box-art-on-ebay-and-youll-regret-learning-any-more-than-that/

Games Radar posted an article about a slew of eBay sellers who are offering custom cover art for popular games that happen to be in a NSFW theme. One cover art featured in the article above, mentioned a custom cover for Resident Evil Village. I think this cover art is relatively tame, but I hear there are ones not as safe as this one. Check it out below. 

The article goes on to say that there is far more of these "alternative" cover arts, but probably not going to be able to share any of them haha. Feel free to search around eBay on your own time. 

I don't have anything against this so much, as long as the art being used isn't stolen. I would much rather get cool designs done instead of half nude women. Kinda like how they do it with steelbooks and special editions. This is just weird and creepy lol. What do you guys think? 

[killamch89]

I don't mind it at all as long as it's original and not just some recolor of the default cover. It's not as though it's illegal to make a cover.

[Crazycrab]

Well if there's a market for it, go for it!

 

3 minutes ago, Kane99 said:

I would much rather get cool designs done instead of half nude women. Kinda like how they do it with steelbooks and special editions.

 

A Final Fantasy VII Steelbook Edition with Tifa's breasts poking out?  I wouldn't know if I should turned on or terrified!

[Shagger]

Of course somebody would so something like this.

 

If I were 12, I'd think this was tremendous, but I'm not. Whilst I wouldn't say it's a good look for anyone who buys these things, It's not exactly mature, I suppose it's relatively harmless.

[Kane99]

8 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

I don't mind it at all as long as it's original and not just some recolor of the default cover. It's not as though it's illegal to make a cover.

I have no issues with it, just find it weird lol. I think they could have issues with copyright, but that's really about it. 

4 minutes ago, Shagger said:

Of course somebody would so something like this.

 

If I were 12, I'd think this was tremendous, but I'm not. Whilst I wouldn't say it's a good look for anyone who buys these things, It's not exactly mature, I suppose it's relatively harmless.

Yeah this seems to be relatively tame compared to what NSFW usually refers to. But, I'm sure there are some really weird ones. I'm too scared to look through what they have though lol. I don't want to end up seeing ads pointing me to these cover art designs. 🤣

[killamch89]

1 hour ago, Kane99 said:

I have no issues with it, just find it weird lol. I think they could have issues with copyright, but that's really about it. 

If it's original art, I don't think there's a copyright claim whereas just recoloring the original game cover and selling it would be more of a copyright case.

[Kane99]

6 hours ago, killamch89 said:

If it's original art, I don't think there's a copyright claim whereas just recoloring the original game cover and selling it would be more of a copyright case.

Oh yeah, if it's original art by the artist, I see no issue. It's just when these sellers decide to use copyrighted material. 

I'm sure there are some nsfw art work being used on these cover arts. With the way people are on eBay, I'm willing to bet a few of them are going to use art from around the web for the covers. They might edit to look different. 

[Empire]

Man they’ve sold a lot too. “Listing more and more each day”. Totally not cool to steal someone’s work and turn a profit. I’ve been wanting to get a case for Pokémon Blue off Etsy but now I’m worried that it could be stolen artwork.

[killamch89]

10 hours ago, Kane99 said:

Oh yeah, if it's original art by the artist, I see no issue. It's just when these sellers decide to use copyrighted material. 

I'm sure there are some nsfw art work being used on these cover arts. With the way people are on eBay, I'm willing to bet a few of them are going to use art from around the web for the covers. They might edit to look different. 

Under the copyright laws, that'd be acceptable if they made a good number of edits to the original design.

Edited January 31, 2023 by killamch89

[Kyng]

I mean, whatever floats their boat, but I personally won't be getting any!

[Reality vs Adventure]

This is kind of funny because I remember on another thread how I dissed the cover art of a bunch of Resident Evil games and looks like someone else also wanted something different for cover art. Why not some meat??? 😆

Doesn't make sense though cause it's a horror game. At least have her eyes popping out and a knife stuck in her. Or some kind of body snatcher wearing her skin sown together in patches. 

[Kane99]

27 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:

This is kind of funny because I remember on another thread how I dissed the cover art of a bunch of Resident Evil games and looks like someone else also wanted something different for cover art. Why not some meat??? 😆

Doesn't make sense though cause it's a horror game. At least have her eyes popping out and a knife stuck in her. Or some kind of body snatcher wearing her skin sown together in patches. 

Alternative covers are one thing, but to go in this direction is weird to me haha. It's cool to have alternative covers, but I don't think most want what this ebay seller is offering lol. 

But there seems to be a clear target audience for them and if it's working, more power to them I guess. Not hurting anyone, as long as they're not stealing any copyrighted artwork/assets. 

 

[Shagger]

31 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:

This is kind of funny because I remember on another thread how I dissed the cover art of a bunch of Resident Evil games and looks like someone else also wanted something different for cover art. Why not some meat??? 😆

Doesn't make sense though cause it's a horror game. At least have her eyes popping out and a knife stuck in her. Or some kind of body snatcher wearing her skin sown together in patches. 

 

If you dare to let you imagination wonder, you might realise with regard to people making such covers for horror games like Resident Evil, well, it could be worse. 

[Reality vs Adventure]

5 minutes ago, Kane99 said:

Alternative covers are one thing, but to go in this direction is weird to me haha. It's cool to have alternative covers, but I don't think most want what this ebay seller is offering lol. 

But there seems to be a clear target audience for them and if it's working, more power to them I guess. Not hurting anyone, as long as they're not stealing any copyrighted artwork/assets. 

 

I looked up the seller and saw the items he was selling with all the cover art. They basically made it all a bunch of soft core even if it has no relation to the game. 

9 minutes ago, Shagger said:

 

If you dare to let you imagination wonder, you might realise with regard to people making such covers for horror games like Resident Evil, well, it could be worse. 

Yeah he might cross the line eventually like his cover art River City Girls or Trigger Witch, looks like porn. 

But this RE at least has a monster in it. 

[Empire]

Why all custom covers have to be all adult content related anyway. showing legs and parts.. Worse part is laying to even sell them on Ebay and people do buy them. It's like they have nothing to do. Yet making money from the desings that they are doing.