Tencent's Light of Motiram Lawsuit Response: Horizon Zero Dawn Isn't Original, Sony Seeks Game Genre Monopoly

Tencent's Light of Motiram lawsuit response: Horizon Zero Dawn isn't original, Sony seeks game genre monopoly

In July, Sony launched a lawsuit against Tencent over Light of Motiram, a game that looks so similar to the Horizon series that most people assumed it was a new franchise entry or DLC from Guerrilla Games.Read Entire Article

‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram

Tencent accuses Sony of “an improper attempt to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture”…

Tencent responds to Sony lawsuit calling its new open-world survival game a "slavish" Horizon Zero Dawn clone, says it's "an improper attempt to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture"

The company argues that Sony "tries to transform ubiquitous genre ingredients into proprietary assets"

Tencent Fights Back on Light of Motiram Lawsuit, Says Horizon Devs Acknowledged It Wasn't Original in the First Place

Ever since Light of Motiram was unveiled in November 2024, it was immediately obvious to everyone (us included) that it looked very, very similar to Guerrilla Games' Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West, from the animal-like machines down to the red-haired protagonist dressed in tribal gear. In July 2025, Guerrilla Games' owner Sony Interactive Entertainment sued Tencent (the parent company of Light of Motiram developer Polaris Quest) in the state o…

'Sony Seeks an Impermissible Monopoly on Genre Conventions': Tencent Fires Back Over Horizon Rip-Off

"An improper attempt to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture" - Sony’s lawsuit against Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram has just taken a dram...