Tencent has quietly removed, edited, and/or replaced key art on the Steam page of its upcoming adventure game, Light of Motiram, just days after Sony filed a copyright lawsuit.
Towards the end of last year, Tencent’s development studio, Polaris Quest, revealed Light of Motiram, a post-apocalyptic open-world survival crafting game featuring mechanised animal-like creatures that bore a remarkable resemblance to those in Guerrilla and PlayStation’s Horizon series.
Fast-forward to July, and Sony announced it was suing Tencent for allegedly ripping off PlayStation’s Horizon video game franchise, claiming Tencent had asked Sony for permission to license the IP, and pushed on with “slavish clone” Light of Motiram despite Sony’s refusal.
While Tencent has not commented publicly on the lawsuit, however, changes recorded on SteamDB show Light of Motriam’s Steam page has been quietly updated. Not only have a number of screenshots and trailers been removed – including the cover image, which used to feature this Aloy Alike image but has since been updated to this instead – but promotional images on the Steam store have also been swapped out (thanks, The Game Post).
The game’s description has similarly been updated, too. It used to read, “In a world overrun by colossal machines, explore the vast open world, build your base of operations, advance technology, train Mechanimals, and take on formidable bosses. Starting from the primitive age, forge a new path of development. Defy the machination, survive with mechanimals.”
Check the Steam page today, however, and it now states: “Make smart use of everything around you to stay alive and face off against formidable bosses, every step is fraught with danger and requires courage. Only by overcoming the challenges of survival can you carve out a place for yourself in this unforgiving land.”
Earlier this year, Sony announced an upcoming film adaptation of Guerrilla’s games was on the way.