Following the launch of the license plate title Alibaba Group, Entitled Sand F2, (described as: "the first close-quarters battle shooter for smartphones"), Entertainment SA's lawyers, as reported on Bloomebrg.com, would have sued both Apple and Google. This initiative of Ubisoft aims to stop the current climb in the rankings both on the Apple Store and on the Play Store by the title in question precisely because it turns out to be, according to Ubisoft, a plagiarism against Rainbow Six Siege. In fact, the company claims that:
Every aspect of Arena F2 is copied from Rainbow Six Siege, from the operator selection screen to the end game with scores, as well as the HUD that is between the two screens in question. Rainbow Six Siege is one of the most popular competitive multiplayer in the world and one of the most valuable intellectual properties for Ubisoft. Our competitors are constantly looking for ways to take advantage of Rainbow Six Siege's popularity and capture both players' attention and money.
From Apple and Google, at the moment, there are no comments or positions taken on this, as even from Alibaba itself. At first both companies refused to remove the title from their store, which became available for smartphones and tablets last month, consequently Ubisoft's action was called necessary. With data in hand, it must be said that Rainbow Six Siege is played every day by more than 3 million people with a total of 55 million registered users. The game is also considered to be one of the major competitive titles and with high success during eSports, a competition that sees veteran professionals and neo-professionals compete for huge prize pools, some of which turn out to be large sums of money. Finally, looking towards the future, what news should we expect from Ubisoft?
