RUST's COO, Alistair McFarlane, has called out Delta Force for allegedly stealing assets and using them in a brand new cinematic on November 18, 2025. This happened over an X post where McFarlane directly addressed the official Delta Force page, garnering attention from the gaming community. In his subsequent posts, the COO also provided alleged proof of all the stolen assets.The cinematic in question was the new season, Ahsarah, trailer released on November 18, 2025. Here's more.RUST COO seemingly proves stolen assets were used in new Delta Force cinematicThe new Delta Force cinematic of the game's new season, Ahsarah, allegedly featured stolen assets, as highlighted by Alistair McFarlane in his posts.McFarlane then responded to his own post with a picture of the RUST asset created by the in-house lead weapon and prop artist @ArtOfPilgrim. The similarities in these two assets were striking, and McFarlane's accusations were being taken seriously by fans and the developers of Delta Force alike.On November 18, 2025, the COO took to X to notify fans that the developers behind the game had reached out to them to apologize for the allegedly stolen assets. In his post, he wrote:"@DeltaForce_Game has reached out and has apologised. Matter is resolved. Cinematic is great though, hopefully next time we see a Rust Hazmat in their next season."Alistair McFarlane had initially requested to have their assets removed. However, the trailer for the game's new season is still available on Delta Force's X page. The game's dev team has also not made any public announcements as of the time of writing.Read more gaming-related articles from Sportskeeda:Battlefield 6 multiplayer review: The modern warfare we actually need right nowDoes ARC Raiders have FPS mode?"Will boot stomp CoD this year": Former Blizzard president praises Battlefield 6Battlefield 6 vs Black Ops 7: Which AAA FPS you should be most excited for?Warzone and Black Ops 7 Season 1: Everything we knowHow to complete free Jugger Nog easter egg in Black Ops 7 ZombiesAll missions in Black Ops 7 campaign and how to unlock EndgameRust patch notes (November 6, 2025)