PUBG Sues Fortnite over Copyright Infringement

ukxenon · 29 May 2018 at 14:43

PUBG and Fortnite are two of the hottest games of the moment. While the games share some similarities, thus far they have managed to coexist without significant trouble. However, that is no longer the case since PUBG has taken Epic Games to court in South Korea over alleged copyright infringement.

link -- https://torrentfreak.com/pubg-sues-fortnite-over-copyright-infringement-180529/

This sue because they are taking money from me has to stop i cannot see this lasting in court can you?

Xire · 29 May 2018 at 14:49

Dont see how they have any leverage, its not like PUBG was the first Battle Royale game.

Hades · 29 May 2018 at 14:49

I skim read the story earlier on the BBC. Surely it could be argued that PUBG copied the concept of finding weapons and last man standing idea from Quake/Doom/UT/etc? I've never played either game although my son likes Fortnight. I hope the legal action fails as it's just ridiculous now.

Mynight · 29 May 2018 at 14:53

I'm surprised there isn't something in the EULA of unreal engine that prevents a user suing Epic.

Still I'm not sure what pubg actually has a copyright on.

Everything they've done has been done before.

Clearly I'm not clued up on the games industry but I'd have thought saving money and putting money into fixing their game to bring players back would be better.

ukxenon · 29 May 2018 at 14:54

i just dont see this going far i think it is a little pathetic
i wonder what they will do when COD4 comes out with their version of battle royal

VincentHanna · 29 May 2018 at 14:55

I guess you could argue that it's the circle of death that they've copied?

CREATIVE!11 · 29 May 2018 at 14:55

PUBG creator is salty Fortnite basically overtook his steaming pile of crapp game that runs like donkey balls.

VincentHanna · 29 May 2018 at 14:57

PUGB has sales of $1.3 billion so probably not that salty.

Rroff · 29 May 2018 at 14:58

Meh there were a dozen BR type mods for games like Quake 1/2/3, etc. as well as other games. Unreal had last man standing modes as well, etc.

GGizmo · 29 May 2018 at 15:01

Another greedy game developer.

Talasour · 29 May 2018 at 15:04

H1Z1 should sue PUBG for stealing their idea for a Battle Royale game and let the cycle continue.

Minstadave · 29 May 2018 at 15:06

Talasour said:
H1Z1 should sue PUBG for stealing their idea for a Battle Royale game and let the cycle continue.

This is the key surely. Nothing about PUBG was new was it?

Firestar_3x · 29 May 2018 at 15:07

Epic should change the terms of use for the EU4 engine.

terley · 29 May 2018 at 15:08

Epic made fortnite

Epic made unreal engine

PUBG was made using unreal engine

Are they stupid?

dirtybeatfreak · 29 May 2018 at 15:09

I have to say, the first time I tried Fortnite I did mention to the guy I was playing with that it has copied PUBG quite blatantly in some respects. I don't mean the concept, as quite rightly has been mentioned earlier in this thread that Battle Royale/looting and shooting has been done many times before. But I meant in similarities in some of the animations or graphics etc. IIRC I think it was one of the progress bar for when bandaging I think.

Game concept or major mechanics, think they are taking the mick a bit as again, they didn't invent it.

Thekwango · 29 May 2018 at 15:11

Mynight said:
Clearly I'm not clued up on the games industry but I'd have thought saving money and putting money into fixing their game to bring players back would be better.

it's not often you and i will agree but +1 to that. fix what they have themselves then worry about fartnite.

edit: wonder when pubg will have a pop RoE - that's a complete and utter pubg rip off with vitrually no attempt to hide it!

CREATIVE!11 · 29 May 2018 at 15:16

VincentHanna said:
PUGB has sales of $1.3 billion so probably not that salty.

He had quite a few salty twitter rants AFAIK.

Paradiso · 29 May 2018 at 15:17

Talasour said:
H1Z1 should sue PUBG for stealing their idea for a Battle Royale game and let the cycle continue.

I think the same dev (PlayerUnknown) who made PUBG made the original BR mod for ARMA then helped develop H1Z1, he then left them to make PUBG.

Glanza · 29 May 2018 at 15:18

Didn't PUBG try taking Epic to court several months ago for the same thing and dropped the suit?

If Epic really wanted to dig their heels in they could revoke PUBG's access to the Unreal Engine and basically kill the game dead.

CREATIVE!11 · 29 May 2018 at 15:20

Glanza said:
Didn't PUBG try taking Epic to court several months ago for the same thing and dropped the suit?

If Epic really wanted to dig their heels in they could revoke PUBG's access to the Unreal Engine and basically kill the game dead.

I'm no expert, but could they legally do something like that? basically just revoke their right to continue using the Unreal Engine.