Tencent Settles Horizon Ripoff Lawsuit by Stopping Promotion
In a significant development, Tencent has agreed to cease promoting and publicly testing its game "Light of Motiram" amid an ongoing lawsuit with Sony. The decision comes as Sony seeks to block the sale of the game entirely, citing concerns over its striking resemblance to the popular Horizon franchise.
As part of this agreement, Tencent submitted a court filing stating that there would be no new promotion or public testing of the game while the injunction request is being argued. In return, Sony will grant Tencent more time to respond to the injunction.
The lawsuit centers around "Light of Motiram," an open-world hunting game that shares numerous similarities with Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel. The visual appearance of characters and marketing materials are particularly strikingly similar, prompting Sony's legal team to label the game a "slavish clone."
However, there is some nuance to the similarities between the two games. While the Horizon series is primarily third-person adventure in the vein of Zelda, Light of Motiram appears to be a cooperative survival game.
Tencent is a massive media conglomerate with significant investments in numerous high-profile gaming companies, including Riot Games, Supercell, and Funcom, among others. This added context highlights the company's considerable resources and influence in the gaming industry.
The specifics of the settlement remain unclear, but it appears that Tencent has agreed to keep Light of Motiram out of the spotlight until the lawsuit is resolved. The outcome of this case will be closely watched by gamers and industry observers alike, given the significant financial stakes involved.
In a significant development, Tencent has agreed to cease promoting and publicly testing its game "Light of Motiram" amid an ongoing lawsuit with Sony. The decision comes as Sony seeks to block the sale of the game entirely, citing concerns over its striking resemblance to the popular Horizon franchise.
As part of this agreement, Tencent submitted a court filing stating that there would be no new promotion or public testing of the game while the injunction request is being argued. In return, Sony will grant Tencent more time to respond to the injunction.
The lawsuit centers around "Light of Motiram," an open-world hunting game that shares numerous similarities with Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel. The visual appearance of characters and marketing materials are particularly strikingly similar, prompting Sony's legal team to label the game a "slavish clone."
However, there is some nuance to the similarities between the two games. While the Horizon series is primarily third-person adventure in the vein of Zelda, Light of Motiram appears to be a cooperative survival game.
Tencent is a massive media conglomerate with significant investments in numerous high-profile gaming companies, including Riot Games, Supercell, and Funcom, among others. This added context highlights the company's considerable resources and influence in the gaming industry.
The specifics of the settlement remain unclear, but it appears that Tencent has agreed to keep Light of Motiram out of the spotlight until the lawsuit is resolved. The outcome of this case will be closely watched by gamers and industry observers alike, given the significant financial stakes involved.
. But at the same time, it is a cooperative survival game, so maybe there's more depth to the gameplay than we're seeing on the surface? 
. The lawsuit does seem like it's going to be pretty interesting, though - will Light of Motiram even get released now? 
Tencent's a huge company with lots of resources, and if they've made it clear they're not trying to pass off Light of Motiram as something entirely new... why not just let the market decide? 
I mean, gamers are always looking for new experiences, so maybe this can be an opportunity for both parties to grow and learn from each other. Fingers crossed the lawsuit gets resolved soon and we get to play some awesome games! 
especially when its a game like Horizon that has such a dedicated fanbase 
. I mean, who hasn't played Light of Motiram? 
It's not like it's a blatant rip-off or anything... but at the same time, you gotta admit those similarities with Horizon are pretty wild 
. I just hope this doesn't set a bad precedent for other devs and big corps trying to copy each other's IPs without permission 
. The fact that Tencent has agreed to back down is a bummer, too - I was looking forward to checking it out 
. Guess we'll have to wait and see how this whole thing plays out in court... fingers crossed for some innovative devs who don't need to rip off others' work 
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. It'll be interesting to see how the court rules and whether or not Tencent comes out swinging (or should I say, promoting?) 
they gotta be gettin some serious retraining or somethin cuz this rip off game is straight fire 
