Last year, Tencent announced Light of Motirama new open world survival game. However, the title eventually gained attention to being considered a franchise plagiarism Horizon From Sony, featuring mechanized animals, a redheaded protagonist and several other similarities in gameplay.
Sony is now suing the Chinese company for copyright and brands violation. The Japanese company claims that Tencent is copying its franchise Horizoneven claiming that this is an “identical clone” and that the Chinese would be purposely trying to confuse the players, making them believe that the game is part of the franchise.
“The copy of the Horizon series by Tencent is so blatant that the public described it as“ crazy ”,“ insane ”and“ shameless ””said Sony in the process, citing the reaction of the players when Light of Motiram It was announced. In the document, Sony also mentions several articles from journalists who have classified the game as a copy, using them as proof of the blatant plagiarism.
To aggravate the situation, Sony claims that Tencent itself tried previously to negotiate a license to use the franchise Horizon In a new project, a proposal that was rejected by Sony. This reinforces the hypothesis that the game was originally a Horizonbut needed to be adapted because it did not have rights to intellectual property.
As a compensation, Sony asks Tentent to be forced to pay $ 150,000 for each copyright violation of the franchise Horizon and that all material considered plagiarism is delivered to destruction.
If the court welcomes Sony’s request, this can undoubtedly compromise the future of Light of Motiram.
Source: Reuters
Source: https://www.gamevicio.com/noticias/2025/07/sony-processa-tencent-plagio-horizon/
