Riot Games is preparing to sue NetEase for its Hyper Front game, which it calls a Valorant clone.
Riot Games is reportedly preparing to sue another major publisher, NetEase. According to the information received, the reason for the lawsuit is the game called Hyper Front on mobile platforms. Riot Games is suing the company, claiming that NetEase’s Hyper Front is a mobile clone of Valorant.
Riot Games is suing for Hyper Front, which it claims is a Valorant clone
Claims will go to court in the UK, Brazil, Germany and Singapore, according to Riot Games attorney Dan Nabel. Hyper Front is claimed to be a replica of many key parts of Valorant, and due to different copyright laws in each country, each case is intended to handle it differently.
As you know, Valorant quickly gained popularity with the influence of Riot Games after its release. The production, which has become one of the leading games of this kind, can naturally be said to be in the grip of many different companies.
According to Polygon’s report, Riot Games states that the similarities between Hyper Front and Valorant in the relevant case can be seen when looking at characters, maps, weapon stats and even cosmetic items. In fact, a direct comparison between Valorant’s Omen and Hyper Front’s Nemesis characters is shown to give a deeper perspective on the similarities.
Dan Nabel said in a statement, “All of our designs, our selections have been transferred into NetEase’s game. We don’t think changing the color of a character ability or altering the visual implementation slightly changes the fact that it’s copyright infringement. It’s like an old saying, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still is a pig.”