Tencent’s Riot Games alleges ByteDance unit copied ‘Wild Rift’


Scientist Ziggs from League Of Legend’s mobile spin off, Wild Rift. Riot Games alleges Moonton lifted content and promotional material from the League Of Legends franchises for its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game, which has been downloaded more than 500 million times on Android. — Riot Games

Tencent Holdings Ltd-owned Riot Games sued ByteDance Ltd’s Shanghai Moonton Technology Co alleging it copied Wild Rift, the mobile version of its blockbuster League Of Legends game.

Riot Games alleges Moonton lifted content and promotional material from the League Of Legends franchises for its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game, which has been downloaded more than 500 million times on Android.

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