is making a case that NetEase deliberately borrowed these concepts to mislead users into thinking its games were mobile off-shoots of PUBG. Both games beat PUBG to market on mobile devices, and PUBG Corp.

The developer included screenshots of YouTube search results that show Knives Out, and Rules of Survival being referred to as PUBG-mobile. Then there's the confusion the games create, which is another angle PUBG Corp. This starts off with the general mechanics of battle royale, such as the shrinking play space, air dropping at the start, 100 players, and the choice of gear levels.īut it also goes a little deeper, contending that other similarities like the 'use of cookware as a weapon', the air dropped crates, and even the winner winner chicken dinner phrase are all elements of PUBG NetEase infringes upon. highlights specific elements in both games and their likeness to others popularised by PUBG. The lawsuit (via Ars Technica), filed in Northern California's District Court, is requesting that NetEase pulls both games from the App Store and cease developing them. NetEase, the Chinese company behind mobile games Knives Out, and Rules of Survival is being sued by PUBG Corp.

PUBG Corp., developer of PUBG, is taking one maker of what it says are clones of the game to court.

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