After India bans numerous Chinese apps.
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After India bans numerous Chinese apps.
Continue reading “Tencent No Longer Involved In PUBG Mobile India”
PUBG Corp believes that Epic Games illegally plagiarized the Battle Royale mode, and has even gone as far as to comment its concerns that Epic Games might steal internal modifications to the Unreal engine and use it in their own game Fortnite. In any case, PUBG Corp found the concept actionable enough that just a couple of months ago they took Epic Games to court, filing an injunction in South Korean court against Fortnite and alleging that Epic Games stole their idea.
Except the lawsuit is over before it truly began, with PUBG Corp pulling out and sending a notice of withdrawal to Epic Games attorneys, according to GI Biz. As of now, neither company is willing to comment on the matter.
(Source: Games Industry)
It’s official, PUBG Corp has filed a copyright lawsuit against Epic Games according to Korea Times. After previously mulling further action for a genre that it did not create and does not own, at least not in the legal view of the United States or Europe, PUBG has officially filed a complaint against Epic Games. In Korea. The firm has filed an injunction and alleging copyright infringement in the Seoul Central District Courts.
PUBG Corp already has an active lawsuit going against NetEase, one that includes claims of ownership over concepts like frying pans as a weapon. While very concerned with the idea of others stealing concepts that they claim ownership of, PUBG has had run ins itself with theft, including plagiarizing a community ad for its game as well as several employees from Bluehole Studios being sentenced to prison for stealing from NCSoft.
(Source: Korea Times)