South Korea’s PUBG Corp., the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is suing Epic Games’ South Korean branch for alleged copyright infringement in Fortnite.
Update - May 29 7:35 am: More background added.
The popularity of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has fallen in the wake of Fortnite’s success, with the game’s player count cut by half. Some streamers have also turned their attention to Epic’s game, casting aside PUBG, just as its getting fun again.
The lawsuit was filed this past January, states The Korea Times. According to the paper, the plagiarism allegations center around the claim that Fortnite’s “Battle Royale,” which was added last September, copies PUBG’s interface and in-game items.
As Bloomberg reports, this isn’t the first time PUBG Corp. has taken another studio to court over alleged copyright issues. This past spring, it sued China’s Netease for its copyright claims in mobile games Rules of Survival and Knives Out.
Things between Epic and PUBG Corp. are, well, rather complex. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Bloomberg points out, was made in Epic’s Unreal Engine, and China’s Tencent owns a share in both companies.
This latest suit is, as PUBG Corp. is quoted as saying, “a measure to protect our copyrights.” Epic Games reportedly did not respond for comment.
Kotaku has reached out to Epic as well as Bluehole, the parent company of PUBG Corp. Epic declined to comment.
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