Krafton, the South Korean game developer, is taking Garena to court for allegedly copying elements of its game, PUBG: Battlegrounds, in the games Free Fire and Free Fire Max, according to The Verge.
Krafton is also suing Apple and Google for distributing the games on their respective app stores.
While Krafton alleges that Garena made “hundred of millions of dollars” from the sale of the game, it said that Google and Apple have also made a substantial sum of money from distributing Free Fire.
Krafton said that it had previously reached out to Garena, Apple, and Google demanding immediate action, but claims all firms refused to comply.
This development comes after PUBG: Battlegrounds shifted to being a free-to-play game, which its creative director Dave Curd insists is in “no way a response” to its competitors’ popularity.
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