Steam removes popular Chinese strategy game after Ark: Survival Evolved studio claims it stole their source code | PC Gamer

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A DMCA takedown request was filed after the sandbox strategy game Myth of Empires was withdrawn from Steam due to suspicions of copyright infringement. Angela Game, the creator of Myth of Empires, has so far refused to say who asked the game’s deletion, but data provided by PC Gamer show that it came from Studio Wildcard and Snail Games, the creators and publishers of Ark: Survival Evolved. Angela Game was created in 2020 by at least one former employee of Snail Games China, Studio Wildcard’s parent business, who has access to the Ark source code, according to the removal order. Studio Wildcard was “understandably concerned” when Myth of Empires was launched in November 2021 because of parallels between the two games, including identical gameplay mechanics, that it thought went beyond coincidence. 

Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-removes-popular-chinese-strategy-game-after-ark-survival-evolved-studio-claims-it-stole-their-source-code/ 

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