Sony Sues Tencent Over Horizon Lookalike
Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Tencent, alleging that Tencent's upcoming game "Light of Motiram" is a "slavish clone" of Sony's Horizon series. Sony claims that Tencent deliberately copied the Horizon franchise, including the character Aloy, and is causing confusion among gamers. The lawsuit, filed in California, accuses Tencent of copyright and trademark infringement and seeks statutory damages of up to $150,000 for each infringed work in the Horizon franchise. Sony also demands that Tencent deliver all products and marketing materials bearing the allegedly infringing marks to Sony's legal team for destruction. The lawsuit comes after Tencent reportedly approached Sony to license the Horizon IP, which was declined. Light of Motiram, developed by Tencent's subsidiary Polaris Quest, remains available to wishlist on Steam, but has no release date.
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