Sony Files Lawsuit Against Tencent Over Alleged Horizon Series Rip-Off
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Summary
Sony is suing Tencent over allegations that its upcoming game, Light of Motiram, infringes on the intellectual property of Sony's Horizon series. The lawsuit, filed on July 25, seeks to block the game's release and demands $150,000 in statutory damages. Tencent's game features a futuristic open-world setting with cybernetic animals, which Sony claims is too similar to its Horizon franchise.
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The lawsuit intends to block Tencent from releasing the game, which it argues lifts too much from Guerrilla’s Horizon series.
Tencent’s Light of Motiram features a futuristic open-world setting with cybernetic animals, drawing comparisons to Horizon.
Light of Motiram is an open-world game with co-op, base-building, and mech combat that Sony argues lifts too much from the Guerrilla’s Horizon series
