Sony’s legal battle against Tencent’s “Horizon clone” has already ended

In July, Sony filed a lawsuit against Tencent to block its release Nour Mottrama game that Sony claimed was a “slaved copy” of its famous game Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; The two companies reached a “confidential settlement” and the case was dismissed with prejudice. According to a court document filed Wednesday.

Nour Mottram It was announced last year, aesthetics Trailer detection Showing a striking resemblance to Horizon The series features lush landscapes, futuristic technology, and monstrous animal-like robots. in Her lawsuitSony also alleged that Tencent used the “stealing” of Horizon protagonist Aloy as a “pivot” to its marketing and promotional strategy.

“Tencent’s illegal copying of protected audio-visual elements of the Horizon games, as well as its intentional adoption of a confusingly similar character mark, constitutes copyright and trademark infringement and must be prevented immediately to prevent irreparable harm to (Sony Interactive Entertainment) and the consuming public,” Sony said at the time.

“SIE and Tencent are pleased to have reached a confidential resolution and will have no further public comment on this matter,” said Sean Durkin, head of communications at Tencent Americas. Edge. “SIE and Tencent look forward to working together in the future.” Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.