- Tencent is being sued by Sony for his Horizon Zero Dawn-The survival game Motiram Light
- Sony alleges that the game is a “servile clone” of the IP horizon
- It has also been claimed that Tencent approached Sony to collaborate in a new Horizon game, which Sony rejected
Sony is demanding Tencent Motiram Lightthe survival game of the open world of the editor that looks a lot like Horizon Zero Dawn.
Initially reported by PakGazette, Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tence for copyright and registered brand infraction, claiming that the Chinese Technology Company has created an imitation game of its Horizon intellectual property
Sony alleges that the next game of the company Motiram LightDeveloped by Polaris Quest, it is a “servile clone” of the Guerrillas Games 2017 title and copy several Horizon Elements, such as game, art style, post-apocalyptic themes, the playable protagonist of the Aoy game and other details.
The demand also cites the public comparisons, including the headlines of Kotaku, Gamerant and the comments made in IMDB.
“Tencent is the copy of Horizon It is so shameless that the public has described it as ‘crazy’, ‘crazy’ and ‘shameless’, “says the demand.
“Tencent also used her scam of the iconic Horizon The main character ‘Aloy’ as the centerpiece of his marketing strategy and prior promotion to launch, deliberately causing numerous lovers of the game to confuse Motiram Light As the next game in the Horizon Series when you meet the promotional game of Tencent, play videos and social media accounts. “
Sony also alleges that art and promotional screenshots of the game have “protegible elements poorly of the copyright of SIE in the Horizon Franchise in a significant degree “, including music and voice, which are similarly similar.
The PlayStation company says that this was deliberate, since Tencent hired a composer of the West prohibited horizon soundtrack “to replicate the unique sound for Motiram Light“
The lawsuit also claims that Tencent asked Sony to collaborate in a new Horizon Game, which Sony rejected. Sony states that the company began to develop in Motiram Light Subsequently, despite the rejected offer.
“After information and belief, at some point in 2023 (and without Sony) Tencent began to develop a video game called Motiram Light That – just like Horizon -Cut with a young and red-haired female protagonist and tribal groups that fight for survival between the great robotic animals in a post-apocalyptic world, “says the demand.
“In March 2024, at a game conference in San Francisco, California, Tencent executives approached Sony with a release: to develop their own Horizon Game in collaboration with Sie. Sony rejected the idea and considered the closed matter.
“Apparently, Tencent was not unfuted to Sie’s refusal to license his intellectual property of the horizon. Tencent continued to develop secretly Motiram LightFinally announcing an upcoming game. Tencent’s promotional material had a strong similarity with SIE itself Horizon promotional material “.
Sony seeks not specified monetary damage and an order that blocks Tencent to violate its intellectual property rights.
