343iBot Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Last week Rainbow Six Siege developer Ubisoft filed a lawsuit against Area F2--a mobile free-to-play shooter developed by Alibaba and Ejoy. Today, Area F2 is being taken down permanently, with refunds being issues to players who purchased items via microtransactions. The notice of termination, shared by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, states that Area F2 will be taken offline today, May 20, at 12 PM PT. Although the notice makes no mention of Ubisoft and their lawsuit, the timing suggests Alibaba and Ejoy decided against trying to defend their product in court. Players who made purchases during the game's beta period can apply for refunds, either through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or third-party retailer. Ubisoft pointed towards Area F2's user-interface and end match score screen as particularly egregious examples of the game's copyright infringement. The French publisher also noted that it had pre-emptively warned Apple and Google of the game before it filed its lawsuit, but that neither took the game down in response. Continue Reading at GameSpotView the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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