EA/Maxis suing Zynga over The Ville/Sims Social rip-off claims
By Tim Colwill on August 6, 2012 at 1:17 pm
The title says it all really: EA are suing Zynga, claiming that they’ve ripped off EA’s Facebook game, Sims Social, with their Facebook game, The Ville. Zynga being accused of being glorified rip-off merchants isn’t exactly the most groundbreaking claim, but this is the first time a company as brutally large and financially well-supported as EA has ever challenged them.
EA spells the case out in their press release, which says “the infringement of The Sims Social was unmistakable to those of us at Maxis as well as to players and the industry at large,” and “the copying was so comprehensive that the two games are, to an uninitiated observer, largely indistinguishable”. Stop beating around the bush EA, tell us what you really think!
Source: EA (thanks to PalZer0 for the tip)
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I hope Zynga die a horrible death
Someone should’ve done this earlier, given the absolutely stupid size Zynga has managed to catapult itself to over the past three years. Maybe being sued by a publishing giant coupled with their share gaff may take some wind out of their sails… we can hope, at least. Otherwise they’ll continue with their om nom noming of delicious independent mobile/online studios.
See? EA does have good uses occasionally :D
lets hope they both die…after zynga that is
i heard zynga is well known for stealing IP, confirm anyone?
They also ripped off Tiny Tower
http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/zynga-releases-tiny-tower-clone-nimblebit-strikes-back
Don’t think any action was taken