- Tencent is continued by Sony for his Horizon Zero Dawn– survival game like Light of Motiram
- Sony alleges that the game is a “slave clone” of the Horizon IP
- It is also said that Tencent contacted Sony to collaborate on a new Horizon game, that Sony refused
Sony continues Tence on Light of Motiramthe survival game of the open world of the publisher which is very similar Horizon Zero Dawn.
Initially reported by PK Press Club, Sony filed a complaint against Tencent for copyright and brands, saying that the Chinese technology company has created a killing game Horizon Intellectual property.
Sony alleges that the upcoming game of the company Light of MotiramDeveloped by Polaris Quest, is a “servile clone” of the 2017 title of Guerrilla Games and copies several Horizon Elements, such as gameplay, artistic style, post-apocalyptic themes, the playable protagonist of the Aloy game and other details.
The costume also cites the comparisons of the public, including the titles of Kotaku, a gamer and comments made on IMDB.
“The copy of Tencent of Horizon is so blatant that the public described it as “crazy”, “crazy” and “shamelessly”, “said the trial.
“Tencent also used his scam in the iconic Horizon The main character `Aloy ” as a centerpiece of his marketing and pre-liberation promotion strategy, deliberately causing many game enthusiasts to be confused Light of Motiram Like the next game in the Horizon Series during the meeting with the promotional game of Tencent to play videos and social media accounts. “”
Sony also alleges that promotional art and screenshots of the game “diverted the protective elements of the copyrights of SIE Horizon Franchise to a significant extent “, including music and voices, which are similar.
The PlayStation Company says it was deliberate, because Tencent hired a composer of the Horizon prohibited in the west soundtrack “to reproduce the unique sound for Light of Motiram. “”
The trial also alleges that Tencent asked Sony to collaborate on a new Horizon game, which Sony refused. Sony says the company has started to develop on Light of Motiram Subsequently, despite the rejected offer.
“On information and belief, in 2023 (and without Sony) tencent began to develop a video game called Light of Motiram who – just like Horizon – presents a young protagonist and groups of red head tribes who fight for survival in large robotic animals in a post-apocalyptic world, “said the costume.
“In March 2024, at a gaming conference in San Francisco, California, the leaders of Tencent approached Sony with an argument: developing his own Horizon Game in collaboration with SIE. Sony rejected the idea and considered the question closed.
“Apparently, Tencent was not discouraged by the refusal of license sie his intellectual property of the horizon. Tencent continued to develop secretly Light of MotiramFinally announcing an upcoming game. Tencent’s promotional material has a strong similarity with sie Horizon promotional material. “”
Sony requests unpertified monetary damage and an order preventing tence from violating its intellectual property rights.
