Wednesday, June 27, 2018

PUBG drops Fortnite copyright lawsuit as the battle ends in a draw

Korean company PUBG, a subsidiary of Bluehole, has dropped its lawsuit against Fortnite makers Epic Games. The PUBG owners originally filed the lawsuit earlier this year, alleging copyright infringement against Epic Games. While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds soared in popularity last year, Epic Games introduced its own battle royale mode in Fortnite with similar features all built on the same Unreal Engine 4 that was created and licensed by Epic Games.

Bloomberg reports that the lawsuit has been dropped, but it’s not clear why and whether there was any settlement between PUBG and Epic Games. PUBG developer Bluehole previously revealed it had “growing concerns” about the similarities between the two games, and it’s a battle that seemed to...

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