PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Cosmetic Items Affect Gameplay, Says Lawsuit

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<br>The PUBG Corporation’s lawsuit reveals that the company first acted against NetEase on January 24th, when PUBG Corp filed a complaint with Apple over the clone titles being available on the App Store. Although it is unknown whether PUBG Corporation asked for the games to be delisted, Apple forwarded the complaint to NetEase, who responded by denying that their titles infringed on the PUBG Corporation’s rights. Evidently, the PUBG Corporation now feels confident enough that they do to take NetEase to court over the matter. This is not the first time NetEase has been involved with a clone title; the company announced FortCraft , a game which looks suspiciously similar to Fortnite , although no legal action has yet been taken against them for that ti<br><br> <br>Meanwhile, competitor Epic Games is touting more new modes, another new season of content and a mobile version of Fortnite which will support cross-play with PC and PS4 versions of the game. It’s that rapid development, lack of loot box gambling, lack of hackers, and great communication with the community that’s helping Fornite takeover PU<br><br> <br>While it may be the case that the PUBG Corporation objects to other developers profiting from games based heavily on their formula, it may also be the case that the PUBG Corporation has decided to act only now that they have released PUBG on mobile devices , and so are now competing directly with NetEase in the same market. Often, copycat titles go relatively unnoticed because they are released on mobile platforms only, where they do not compete directly with the original game on PC or conso<br><br> <br>Nonetheless, this latest iteration of Counter-Strike has not been without its issues over the years, and one noticeable problem is the use of item trading. Trading in CS: GO is effectively a mini-economy in its own right, with some players cashing in on earned skins for big payoffs, while there are ongoing concerns over the use of skins as a virtual currency for online gambling. Eventually, Valve decided enough was enough and has implemented changes, with a recently-traded item now stuck in a seven day cool down before it can be moved on ag<br><br> <br>The **Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ** community has been rocked after a series of controversial events, including backlash to item trading changes and the use of a racial slur by a major commentator. The game is one of Valve’s most popular titles, consistently high in the Steam concurrent user charts even though recent multiplayer shooter distractions have been found in the form of games such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortni<br> <br>In today’s gaming market, it is rather common for a highly successful release like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to be followed by an array of derivative clones, mostly on mobile platforms, made by developers hoping to profit from the game’s succ<br><br> <br>While some PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fans may disagree with Greene’s stance when it comes to the notion of region locking the game in China, it would be difficult for one to claim that PUBG Corp. is not taking the issue of cheating seriously. After all, the development team behind the battle royale title has been steadily working on anti-cheat updates, introduced fresh rules in an effort to stop cheaters and unauthorized programs, and has banned more than one million players in the past for the offe<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds publisher Bluehole Studio’s announced recently (via VG247 ) the release of new, 4×4 map for the game dubbed “Savage”. This small new map is being made available early for testing purposes and will be changed as player feedback rolls in. The new map won’t be available via the server either; instead, PUBG will distribute keys to a limited number of play<br> <br>A brand-new map and scopes will be made available for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds _ from today. _PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a multiplayer game that’s proven remarkably addictive thanks to its simple, Battle Royale -style concept; 100 players are dropped onto a map and have to salvage weapons and armor to survive. The last one standing wins and earns the coveted chicken din<br><br> <br>The developer goes on to note that in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds , players must “visually detect” other players because of the lack of player indicators seen in other shooter games. PUBG Corp. is using this particular section of the lawsuit to assert that games like Rules of Survival have also ripped off the style of cosmetics offered by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds . These cosmetic similarities, the developer appears to suggest, should be taken seriously because they actively impact the core, PUBG gameplay experience. It also argues that the visual design of these cosmetics is a “protectable” w<br><br> <br>While Fortnite may seem to also be guilty of copying some of these aspects, that game also has notable differences, and the PUBG guide Corporation has been careful to distance themselves from past criticism on occasion. This lawsuit appears to be accusing NetEase of copyright infringement on the basis that the wealth of similarities falls under the “in combination with other elements” aspect of their description of the game; “a copyrightable audio-visual work, individually and/or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds,” thus attacking the game for too closely resembling PUBG as a whole rather than in any one or two particular ar<br>

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