Staying Safe Security expert Steeve Huin on why anti-tampering and anti-cheating in games should be front of mind for developers
March 11, 2019 Licensing Royale NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch 95 games receive licence for release
August 3, 2018 Indie Mavens How big is the cloning problem within the mobile games industry and what can be done about it? Our Indie Mavens weigh in
June 26, 2018 Cloned Indie dev lambasts recently flush publisher Voodoo for ‘clone’ Hole.io Hole.io is currently sitting at the top of the free-to-play charts on iOS
April 17, 2018 Tech Line-up Line launches new mobile games developer tools to combat clones and track player behaviour Also includes automated QA and testing platform
April 6, 2018 Clone Dinner PUBG developer sues NetEase over mobile 'clones' Rules of Survival and Knives Out Lawsuit demands removal of titles
March 12, 2018 Copycraft NetEase rushes to beat Epic’s Fortnite to the punch on mobile with FortCraft This chicken dinner smells familiar
January 19, 2018 Keeping A Cool Head Studio MDHR says Cuphead won't be coming to mobile Co-founder Chad Moldenhauer said it was "odd" a fake version of the game made it onto iOS
January 10, 2018 Flipped Tencent appears to copy Ketchapp's Bottle Flip for new WeChat mini-game "Tiao yi tiao" looks a lot like Bottle Flip, and the WeChat team seem to know it
November 22, 2017 The Charticle Are mobile clones of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fighting a losing battle? Who's going big on mobile battle royale games?
May 23, 2017 Lawsuits Are Magic Toy Blast dev Peak Games settles My Little Pony cloning lawsuit against Hasbro out of court My Little Pony: Puzzle Party will be pulled from app stores
November 16, 2016 Game Of Clones Fragmented app stores and complex publishing are the causes of copycat games in China Chartboost explores the world of clones
October 24, 2016 My Little Clone-y Peak Games files My Little Pony lawsuit against Hasbro for cloning Toy Blast New My Little Pony game looks awfully familiar
October 7, 2015 Clone Your Own Mike Bithell on the do's and don'ts of making indie games Trends and clones
May 11, 2015 Clone Wars Scott Cawthon files subpoena to expose fake Five Night's at Freddy's 4 So-called "Lazada Polodi" ripped off successful franchise on iOS
May 2, 2015 Approve This In the confused world of creative attribution, the App Store approvals process is a busted flush Carter Dotson says put up or start working
January 9, 2015 Stateside Optimism After a stagnant 2014, Carter Dotson is hoping for creativity to reign in 2015 Kill the clones
December 1, 2014 Opinion How rethinking a 5 year-old game in the context of a clone led to Impossible Hex William Volk on the interaction of influence for new inspiration
November 6, 2014 Oh deer: Glu sues Hothead Games for 'copying' Dear Hunter 2014 Alleges Kill Shot is a direct rip off
September 18, 2014 King triumphs in 6waves legal dispute, Chinese firm pulls 'clones' from sale Treasure Epic and Farm Epic are no more
September 15, 2014 Chart Of The Week Apple clamping down on reskinners with new App Store algorithm Under the skin
August 15, 2014 Video Build a brand or throw in the towel, says Creative Mobile's Vladimir Funtikov Attack of the clones
July 1, 2014 Sponsored Feature How GMGC battles your Chinese copycatters The power of WeChat diplomacy
April 2, 2014 Flappy Bird 'sequel' soars to the top of the App Store Fake game beats Nguyen to the punch
March 28, 2014 Flattery Or Forgery Threes risks being 'lost in the underbrush of copycats', says co-creator Asher Vollmer Dev issues 'letter to the rip-offs'