Fortnite to be sued by PUBG developers over copyright

Things could be about to turn sour within the gaming industry between the developers of PUBG or Player Unknown Battlegrounds and Fortnite developers Epic Games.

PUGB is based within Korea and now it has been confirmed that a lawsuit has been filed against Fortnite to decide if PUBG has been a victim of copyright infringement, according to the Korea Times.

It remains to be seen whether there will be further complication behind the lawsuit, as while Fortnite was developed by Epic Games, Epic also has had a big input on PUBG as well since it was built using Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 – which Fortnite also uses.

Both games utilise the Battle Royale style of gameplay, in which 100 players are allowed to compete at once within a single environment with the objective of being the last man standing.

PUBG was hugely popular before Fortnite arrived on the scene, with the latter going on to break many attendance figures and currently stands as the most popular online game to play on home consoles.

PUBG also alleges that Fortnite has copied items and the user interface from PUBG within Battle Royale. Epic Games has yet to comment on the claims and we’ll be updating you as soon as that happens.

As a gamer who has tried both Fortnite and PUBG, do you think the developers of PUBG have a case?

 

 

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