Ubisoft takes aim at suspiciously familiar mobile title
Rainbow Six Siege publisher Ubisoft has filed suit against Google and Apple for allowing a ānear carbon copyā of the popular multiplayer title to be sold on the iOS and Android platforms.
Area F2 is developed by Ejoy.com, a division of Chinese tech corporation Alibaba, and is a team-based first-person shooter in which players engage in firefights across āultra-realistic environments as attacker and defender, playing as one of a wide selection of agents, each with own their [sic] special ability.ā Other elements of Area F2 gameplay include the barricading of doors and windows, the use of drones for reconnaissance, and gadgets such as explosive crossbow bolts and trip-mines.
āR6S is among the most popular competitive multiplayer games in the world, and is among Ubisoftās most valuable intellectual properties,ā said Ubisoft in the suit, filed in a Los Angeles court on May 15. āVirtually every aspect of AF2 is copied from R6S, from the operator selection screen to the final scoring screen, and everything in betweenā¦ Ubisoftās competitors are constantly looking for ways to piggyback on R6Sās popularity and to capture the attention, and money, of R6S players.ā
The publisher claims that it had previously approached Apple and Google about removing Area F2 from their stores. Apple, Google, or Alibaba are yet to comment on the lawsuit.
Ubisoft sues Apple, Google over Alibabaās Rainbow Six āripoffā [Bloomberg via GamesIndustry.biz]
Published: May 18, 2020 2:00 PM UTC