IT'S REAL! Company that created PUBG calls Free Fire a copy and sues Apple and Google

Krafton requested that Apple, as well as Google, stop distributing the game last December.
IT'S REAL! Company that created PUBG calls Free Fire a copy and sues Apple and Google

Ronny Rolim

Krafton Inc., the South Korean developer of PUBG: Battlegrounds, has filed a lawsuit in the United States against Apple and Google for not taking action against alleged " copies " of the game present in the App Store and Google Play Store . Although a lot of news on the subject has been propagated in the past, in fact,

Overall, Krafton Inc. cites copyright infringement and demands a jury trial. Furthermore, according to Reuters , the company claims that Battlegrounds was released in 2017 and a Singaporean firm known as Garena began selling an alleged copy of the game . The issue has apparently been resolved between the companies, despite the mobile app being very similar.

Company that created PUBG calls Free Fire a copy and sues Apple and Google

Free Fire is processed
Garena Free Fire, Apple and Google are sued by the PUBG developer — Photo: Garena/Reproduction

According to the lawsuit, the South Korean developer says that Apple and Google began selling the " copy " of the mobile version of Battlegrounds in an unscrupulous and copyright-infringing manner. It refers to Free Fire: Battlegrounds , currently known only as Free Fire .

In September 2021, Garena reportedly released a second app that would "blatantly" copy Battlegrounds, called Free Fire Max . In December of the same year, Krafton demanded that Garena stop selling the game and requested Apple and Google to stop distributing both.

Free Fire Update
Free Fire has a new version update scheduled for January 19 — Photo: Garena Free Fire

As neither of the two platforms complied with Krafton's request, she claims that the companies were prompted by legal means to take action.

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Even more, PUBG developer also claims that YouTube, which is owned by Google, has several gameplay videos of the alleged copies.

Sought by Free Fire Mania, so far Garena do Brasil has not responded to questions about the copying charge that is being processed in a lawsuit in the state of California (USA), as well as not confirming possible agreements with Krafton, developer of PUBG .

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