Epic Games annoncerede for nyligt at deres Early Access-spil Fortnite får en gratis Battle Royale-udgivelse, der lander i morgen, og udvikleren bag PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Bluehole Studio, er bekymrede.
Fortnite, der oprindeligt er et spil der handler om at samarbejde mellem flere spillere, får snart en Battle Royale-spiltype, der er identisk med den fra PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Chang Han Kim, der er VP og executive producer hos Bluehole Studio har udtalt omkring sagen:
We've had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG's development as they are the creators of UE4, the engine we licensed for the game."
After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known."
Bluehole Studio har dermed anklaget Epic Games for at have kopieret spillets strukturering, gameplay samt spillets grænseflade:
<i>"We have also noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the press. siger Kim, og afslutter med følgende:
"This was never discussed with us and we don't feel that it's right."
Bluehole Studio har endnu ikke taget handling i sagen, men overvejer det kraftigt.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds er desuden ikke det første Battle Royale-spil der er udkommet, men derimod er det spillet i genren der har opnået den absolut største popularitet. Spillet der skabte genren var Battle Royale, hvilket også er grunden til navnet for genren.
