"Back in November last year, Tencent revealed a game called Light of Motiram that was almost comically obviously lifting its entire aesthetic from Sony's Horizon game series. At the time we suggested the game was obviously a lawsuit waiting to happen, and sure enough in July this year Sony announced it was suing Tencent over the "slavish clone." Now, it appears that case has been quietly settled behind the scenes."
"As reported by , a court document reveals that the case is over, all parties are paying their own costs, and-as so often seems to be the case-the settlement is "confidential." Which is to say, we'll never find out what was agreed, but can draw inference from the fact that the game's Steam page remains deleted."
"At the time of the reveal, Light of Motiram was hilariously obviously knocking off Horizon Zero Dawn. Every detail of the promo shots could be mistaken for a new entry in Guerrilla Games' series, from setting to player character to robo-animal creature design. Sony claimed in its lawsuit that the company had recently declined to collaborate with Tencent on a new Horizon game, and soon after Tencent revealed their remarkably familiar game anyway."
Light of Motiram exhibited visuals and creature designs closely resembling Horizon Zero Dawn, prompting Sony to sue Tencent for what Sony called a slavish clone after a declined collaboration. Court documents indicate the lawsuit has been settled, each party will pay its own costs, and the settlement terms are confidential. Tencent removed the game's Steam and Epic storefront pages while Polaris Quest altered overt images and language. The game's Steam page remains deleted, implying distribution and public availability were affected by the resolution.
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