Don’t fret, chums, the backup’s arrived
It’s been reported by Japanese website PC Watch that Blizzard Entertainment and its partner in the Orient, Netease, are suing the developers of mobile arena-shooterHeroes of Warfare, 4399, over claims that the Android/iOS title is a rip-off of their own team-based battler,Overwatch.
Heroes of Warfare features two teams of kooky characters battling it out over checkpoints, on a variety of maps, which are suspiciously similar in layout to maps featured in Blizzard’s celebrated shooter, the game also contains sound effects that seem to have been pulled directly from theOverwatchassets, as well as a somewhat recognisable UI system.
I guess the selling point ofHeroes of Warfareis that it is mobile, thus allowing fans ofOverwatchto get their fix whilst out and about. Either way, 4399 have found themselves at the wrong end of legal drama, as Blizzard and Netease argue that the game is clear copyright infringement.
Now you guys ‘n’ gals enjoy thisHeroes of Warfarefootage and decide for yourselves. I’m off to play a relaxing game ofCuphaed Adventure.
