Subj : Sony is suing Tencent, claiming the company's survival game Light To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Jul 29 2025 12:15:09 Sony is suing Tencent, claiming the company's survival game Light of Motiram is a 'slavish clone' of Horizon Zero Dawn Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:07:41 +0000 Description: Sony is suing Tencent over Light of Motiram, the publisher's open-world survival game that looks an awful lot like Horizon Zero Dawn. FULL STORY ======================================================================Tencent is being sued by Sony for its Horizon Zero Dawn -like survival game Light of Motiram Sony alleges that the game is a "slavish clone" of the Horizon IP It's also claimed that Tencent reached out to Sony to collaborate on a new Horizon game, which Sony declined Sony is suing Tencent over Light of Motiram , the publisher's open-world survival game that looks an awful lot like Horizon Zero Dawn . Initially reported by Reuters , Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tencent for copyright and trademark infringement, claiming the Chinese tech company has created a knock-off game of its Horizon intellectual property. Sony alleges that the company's upcoming game Light of Motiram , developed by Polaris Quest, is a "slavish clone" of Guerrilla Games' 2017 title and copies several Horizon elements, like gameplay, art style, post-apocalyptic themes, the game's playable protagonist Aloy, and other details. The suit also cites the public's comparisons, including headlines from Kotaku, GameRant, and comments made on IMDB. "Tencents copying of Horizon is so blatant that the public has described it as 'crazy,' 'insane,' and 'shameless,'" the lawsuit reads. (Image credit: Tencent / Polaris Quest) "Tencent also used its rip-off of the iconic Horizon main character 'Aloy' as the centerpiece of its pre-release marketing and promotional strategy, deliberately causing numerous game lovers to confuse Light of Motiram as the next game in the Horizon series when encountering Tencents promotional game play videos and social media accounts." Sony also alleges that the game's promotional art and screenshots have "misappropriated protectable elements of SIEs copyrights in the Horizon Franchise to a significant degree", including music and vocals, which are similar thematically. The PlayStation company says this was deliberate, as Tencent hired a composer from the Horizon Forbidden West soundtrack "to replicate the unique sound for Light of Motiram ." (Image credit: Guerrilla Games) The suit also alleges that Tencent asked Sony to collaborate on a new Horizon game, which Sony declined. Sony claims that the company began development on Light of Motiram afterward, despite the rejected offer. "Upon information and belief, sometime in 2023 (and unbeknownst to Sony) Tencent started developing a video game called Light of Motiram which just like Horizon features a young, red-headed female protagonist and tribal groups fighting for survival among large robotic animals in a post-apocalyptic world," the suit reads. "In March 2024, at a gaming conference in San Francisco, California, Tencent executives approached Sony with a pitch: to develop its own Horizon game in collaboration with SIE. Sony rejected the idea and considered the matter closed. "Apparently, Tencent was undeterred by SIEs refusal to license its Horizon intellectual property. Tencent continued secretly developing Light of Motiram , eventually announcing a forthcoming game. Tencents promotional material bore a strong similarity to SIEs own Horizon promotional material." Sony is seeking unspecified monetary damages and an order blocking Tencent from violating its IP rights. You might also like... Best Xbox Series X games 2025: smash hits for Microsoft's top console The Nintendo Switch 2 is the companys least ambitious console to date, but its improvements are astronomical Battlefield 6 gets an action-packed first look along with a promise of a multiplayer showcase next week, as new leaks claim the game will launch in October ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/playstation/sony-is-suing-tencent-claiming-th e-companys-survival-game-light-of-motiram-is-a-slavish-clone-of-horizon-zero-d awn --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .