Apple and Google sued Ubisoft as `` permitting to sell pakuri game on platform ''

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Ubisoft, a French game development and sales company known for the Assassin's Creed series and Watch Dogs series , is allowed to sell mobile games that imitate Ubisoft's FPS game `` Rainbow Six Siege '' on the Apple Store / Google Play. Sued Google and Apple as issues.

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Rainbow Six Siege, released by Ubisoft on December 10, 2015, is a battle-type FPS game based on the plunge into a terrorist who has been trapped. This work has been over 4 years since its release, but it is popular that more than 3 million users play it every day, and due to its high competitiveness Ubisoft's high reputation as an e-sports title It is a signboard product.

In order to know what kind of game Rainbow Six Siege is, the following official trailer movie will be helpful.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Official-Operator Gameplay Trailer [UK]-YouTube


A game that is said to imitate such a Rainbow Six Siege is the mobile game 'Area F2' produced by Ejoy.com, a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group in China. Arena F2 is a game about the entry of buildings, and Ubisoft says it's almost a copy.

Looking at the official trailer movie of Arena F2, rushing by destroying the walls and ceilings that are the characteristics of Rainbow Six Siege, characters with their own unique skills, reconnaissance drones, tertiary using the difference in the hierarchy of buildings You can see that elements such as the original battle are still included in Arena F2.

Area F2-FIRST CQB FPS ON MOBILE-YouTube


Below is a comparison movie between Arena F2 and Rainbow Six Siege. Arena F2 has a button-like UI displayed on the screen. You can see that most of the elements are very similar.

Area F2, Rainbow 6 siege side by side comparison .-- YouTube


Regarding such Arena F2, it is Ubisoft's claim that 'to allow sales on the platform is a problem'. Ubisoft has requested the Apple Store and Google Play to remove it because 'Area F2 is infringing copyright', but since it was refused, it has made this appeal. It's unclear if Ubisoft sued Ejoy.com, the creator of Arena F2.

Ubisoft filed a motion in federal court in Los Angeles, saying, 'Rainbow Six Siege is one of the most popular multiplayer titles in the world and one of Ubisoft's most valuable intellectual property. Arena F2 character selection Almost everything from the screen to the display of the final score is a copy of Rainbow Six Siege. '' In this way, competitors try to take advantage of Rainbow Six Siege's popularity, steal user's reputation and funds. ' Google, Apple, and Alibaba, on the other hand, did not respond to requests for comment.