The creators of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds were none too happy with seeing another studio seemingly “copy” their game, so much so that the PUBG Corporation filed a copyright lawsuit against Epic Games back in January because of their hit game Fortnite. However, that fight seems to be over. According to Bloomberg, PUBG Corporation sent a letter of withdrawal to Epic’s lawyers, marking the end of their lawsuit in South Korea.
Sony addresses Fortnite players being blocked from moving their PlayStation 4 accounts onto the Nintendo Switch. Read on – https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/sony-addresses-fortnite-cross-play-controversy.html
The cross-play controversy continues for Fortnite players. Read on – https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/fortnite-accounts-blocked-on-nintendo-switch-for-p.html
Epic Games is betting big on Fortnite becoming an e-sports success, putting up a whopping $100 million to fund competition prize pools – Read on https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/05/epic-provides-fornite-esports-with-100000000-for-i.html
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Unfortunately, when a big company like Epic decides to add the widely popular ‘Battle Royale’ genre from the game Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) to Fortnite, things get a little dicey. Bluehole, the creators of PUBG took offense to having their game copied, and even threatened legal action. But here’s the thing, you can’t copyright a genre, or at least you shouldn’t be able to. Continue reading Dear Bluehole and PUBG, You Can’t Own a Genre
