Earlier this year, we reported that Sony had filed a lawsuit against Tencent over Light of Motiram, its free-to-play, open-world survival game, and back in July, it seemed as though Sony had a strong case. Now, though, it seems as though Tencent and Sony have settled the matter behind closed doors, with court documents, courtesy of The Game Post, declaring the case dismissed by the judge at the request of both Sony and Tencent. The dismissal reads: "All pending motions are withdrawn and this action is hereby dismissed with prejudice. All parties shall bear their own fees and costs." This indicates that an agreement was reached between the two gaming giants behind closed doors, and it's likely that the details of the agreement will be kept confidential—or at least they have been so far.

Following the case's dismissal, Light of Motiram was silently de-listed from game storefronts where it was already listed, including Steam and Epic Games Store. It's unclear why it was de-listed, so it may be the end of the line for Light of Motiram, or Tencent Games may be planning to make some changes to the design, visuals, and gameplay in accordance with whatever agreement was reached with Sony. This isn't the first time that Tencent has pulled art that may have been too similar to Sony's IP. Back in August, Tencent changed the description and storefront screenshots of Light of Motiram in the midst of the lawsuit, and speculation back then was that Sony had made a strong enough case that Tencent had voluntarily tried to shake the "Horizon clone" label.

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