{"id":1048639,"date":"2026-01-18T05:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851709969"},"modified":"2026-01-18T05:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:50:44","slug":"this-wild-copy-of-horizon-zero-dawn-is-just-begging-for-sony-to-sue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-wild-copy-of-horizon-zero-dawn-is-just-begging-for-sony-to-sue\/","title":{"rendered":"This Wild Copy Of Horizon Zero Dawn Is Just Begging For Sony To Sue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/this-wild-copy-of-horizon-zero-dawn-is-just-begging-for-sony-to-sue.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-patents-lawsuit-pocketpair-1851692965\">Nintendo gears up to take down Palworld<\/a> for its aping of Pok\u00e9mon game design elements, another high-profile court case seems inevitable with Tencent\u2019s announcement of Light of Motiram (thanks <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2024\/11\/mechanimal-open-world-survival-crafting-game-light-of-motiram-announced-for-pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gematsu<\/a>), a game that looks uncannily similar to Sony\u2019s Horizon Zero Dawn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/horizon-zero-dawn-sony-light-of-motiram-tencent-copy-1851709969\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/horizon-zero-dawn-sony-light-of-motiram-tencent-copy-1851709969\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Nintendo gears up to take down Palworld for its aping of Pok\u00e9mon game design elements, another high-profile court case seems inevitable with Tencent\u2019s announcement of Light of Motiram (thanks Gematsu), a game that looks uncannily similar to Sony\u2019s Horizon Zero Dawn. 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