Bethesda, and developer Behaviour Interactive have reached an amicable settlement, resolving the matter of the lawsuit filed final yr.
In June, Bethesda filed a lawsuit towards Warner Bros., and developer Behaviour Interactive, claiming the latter used code in Fallout Shelter to construct a Westworld cell game for the previous.
Bethesda had employed Behaviour to do some work on Fallout Shelter, and was shocked to seek out many matching components in design, gameplay, and artwork – calling it copyright infringement and misappropriation of its IP.
The firm even used bugs in Westworld as an instance how each it and Fallout Shelter are utilizing the identical code, which Bethesda believes is its property.
Now, Bethesda introduced that each events settled (by way of Gamespot) for an undisclosed sum.
In reality, each agreed to settle in November final yr, in response to court docket filings, and the matter was resolved by December 12. The Westworld game stays accessible for obtain.
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