Two of the currently largest games have faced each other in court. Now the legal dispute between PUBG and Fortnite suddenly stops.
What happened? We already reported in May that PUBG Corp, the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is suing Epic Games – the people behind the battle royale competitor Fortnite.
Little details: The lawsuit was in South Korea and concerned copyright infringement. However, no details about the progress of the dispute were to be made public at that time.
Now it’s already over: Now the lawsuit is said to have been withdrawn. PUBG is no longer suing Fortnite.
No reasons given
Lawsuit concluded: As Bloomberg reports, the lawsuit of PUBG Corp. against Epic Games was withdrawn earlier this week.
Why? PUBG and their lawyers confirmed that the lawsuit was withdrawn. However, they did not want to say whether there was already a settlement or what the exact reasons are.
Similarities of the games: Both studios are partly owned by the Chinese gaming giant Tencent. In addition, PUBG uses Epic’s Unreal Engine.
What was the lawsuit about? In court, it was to determine whether “Fortnite” by Epic Games is a copy of “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” the shooter by PUBG Corp. There may have been copyright infringements.
There were supposed to be similarities in the style of the interface and the minimap. More details about the lawsuit between PUBG and Fortnite can be found here
Also interesting: PUBG now has an event pass – Did they copy that from Fortnite?
