Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Tencent over its upcoming game Light of Motiram, with Sony saying it is a "slavish clone" of the Horizon series.

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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Not as relevant as you would think, and actually somewhat common in the industry; Warcraft (the RTS) was developed ahead of asking for a license for the Warhammer franchise. When that deal fell through, it was rejigged to be its own thing and published.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    I think the key here is that it's completely identical. It's virtually the same product if you told me it was another game set in the same universe I would have believed you.

    When you rejig something you have to change it enough that it's distinct, I'm not convinced they changed literally anything.

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