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Faced with a Sony lawsuit, Tencent’s Light of Motiram Steam page swapped out images and text

Tencent’s multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox Light of Motiram grabbed attention for all of the wrong reasons, as its initial reveal last December drew numerous comparisons by gamers to the Horizon series of single-player games. That comparison only got more glaring when Sony filed a lawsuit against Tencent, calling Motiram a “slavish clone” of Horizon and […]

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After Sony's Threat: Steam Page of Blatant Copy Changed

After Sony threatened tech giant Tencent with a lawsuit for copyright infringement, the company is now reacting – and changing a Steam page.

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Tencent coincidentally tweaks Steam page for Light of Motiram after Sony lawsuit

Mentions of 'colossal machines' and 'mechanimals' have been removed alongside some promotional images and trailers.

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After Being Attacked by Sony, Tencent Subtly Changes some Details Around Light of Motiram

NewsGaming.net After being attacked by Sony, Tencent subtly changes some details around Light of Motiram Everyone saw well that Tencent had not had a bright idea in "inspired" without limit of the Horizon saga to give life to his Light of Motiram. The copy was more obvious, if not crude, and this naturally attracted Sony's attention who hastened to file a complaint about it. Tencent understood well that he could probably not win this legal arm o…

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Tencent Alters Light of Motiram Steam Page After Horizon Lawsuit

After Sony’s Horizon lawsuit, Tencent has overhauled Light of Motiram’s Steam page — changing art, screenshots, and its description.

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Tencent Has Changed the Steam Page of Light of Motiram After Sony’s Horizon Lawsuit

A Quiet Move for Light of Motiram Tencent has made quiet but notable changes to the Steam page for its upcoming title, Light of Motiram. It happened just days after Sony filed a lawsuit accusing it of being a “slavish clone” of Horizon. Filed in a California court at the end of July, Sony’s complaint highlighted striking resemblances between the two games. Both are set in post-apocalyptic worlds inhabited by giant robotic dinosaurs, with vast na…

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Tencent Changes Its Controversial Horizon Clone, but It Will Arrive Later - theGeek.games

Sony’s lawsuit against the Chinese tech giant Tencent and its subsidiary, Polaris Quest, appears to have been a wake-up call. On July 25, Sony filed a lawsuit in a California federal court against Tencent and its subsidiary, Polaris Quest, over Light of Motiram. Sony accused Tencent of creating a copy of the Horizon series, claiming that Light of Motiram stole gameplay elements and character designs from Horizon. At the center of the copyright…

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