PUBG aka PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds maker Krafton has sued Google, Apple, and its rival Garena. Garena is being sued for its uber-popular Free Fire battle royale game, which has allegedly copied PUBG: Battlegrounds, the PC version of the battle royale game. How are Google and Apple involved in this? It’s because they host the Garena Free Fire game on their app stores. Here are the details.
As per a lawsuit filed in the Central District Court of California, Garena’s Free Fire and Free Fire Max (which was launched in September last year), has copied various elements of PUBG, including its “airdrop feature, the game structure and play, the combination and selection of weapons, armor, and unique objects, locations, and the overall choice of color schemes, materials, and textures.“
The lawsuit showcases the similarity in both the Krafton-owned and Garena-owned games. For instance, the maps and various locations look quite similar. Here’s a look at some of them for your reference:
Krafton suggests that it took action against the infringement on December 21, 2021, by asking Garena to stop cloning PUBG and even asked Apple and Google to take down the Free Fire games. Since nothing got resolved, the developer has now turned to the court to get a proper settlement.
