{"id":172579,"date":"2021-01-20T18:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/apex-legends-fuse-ripoff-bulletville-hunter-accusations\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T18:08:12","slug":"apex-legends-accused-of-copying-character-design-from-indie-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/20\/apex-legends-accused-of-copying-character-design-from-indie-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Apex Legends Accused of Copying Character Design from Indie Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apex Legends<\/strong><\/em> recently confirmed its Season 8 legend in the form of Fuse, who sports an eyepatch, robotic arm, and other distinct visual characteristics to help him stand out from the other legends on the roster. While Fuse is making his debut in\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em><\/a> with the upcoming season 8, it seems that it won’t be without some controversy, as an indie studio has accused Respawn Entertainment of ripping off one of\u00a0its\u00a0characters to make Fuse.<\/p>\n

NOWWA, an indie team developing a game called\u00a0BulletVille<\/em>, has suggested that the design for their character Hunter was stolen to make\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em>‘ Fuse<\/a>. According to NOWWA,\u00a0BulletVille<\/em> had playtests with EA in October and November of last year, and the character Hunter has been known publicly for about two years. NOWWA provided a statement on the matter to Nintendo Life, where it expressed concern that it will be accused of ripping off\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em> because the two characters look so similar.<\/p>\n

“We are happy that the Apex Legends<\/em> team liked Hunter\u2019s style to the point of wanting to recreate it in Apex Legends<\/em> – we were even hoping for an eventual crossover!” NOWWA said in its statement to Nintendo Life. “Nonetheless, we are afraid that, as a small indie game producer whose game hasn\u2019t been launched yet, we\u2019ll be called a ripoff of Apex Legends<\/em>, which is certainly not true.”<\/p>\n

RELATED: Respawn Reveals the New 30-30 Repeater Rifle for Apex Legends Season 8<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another similarity between the two characters is that Hunter uses a rocket launcher as one of his main weapons, whereas Fuse’s leaked Ultimate ability<\/a> suggests that he uses a rocket launcher of some kind as well.<\/p>\n

Respawn Entertainment<\/a> has not\u00a0responded to the accusations at the time of this writing, and it must be stressed that it has not been proven that the\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em> team legitimately plagiarized Fuse’s look from the\u00a0BulletVille<\/em> game. It could very well be an unfortunate coincidence, and so fans should keep that in mind.<\/p>\n

Here is what Hunter from\u00a0BulletVille<\/em> looks like:<\/p>\n

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And here is an image of Fuse from\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Usually when something like this happens, it’s smaller developers being accused of “ripping off” larger companies. For instance, there were quite a few\u00a0Overwatch<\/em> clones that funded the mobile marketplace at the height of that game’s popularity, oftentimes completely stealing character designs and gameplay mechanics from Blizzard’s hero-shooter. Similarly, there were many\u00a0PUBG<\/em> clones<\/a> when that game was all the rage, with\u00a0lawsuits filed\u00a0against some of the clone games.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see how Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts respond to these accusations. Again, it’s entirely possible that the visual similarities between Hunter from\u00a0BulletVille<\/em> and Fuse from\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em> is mere coincidence, and it may be difficult for NOWWA to prove that its design was copied. After all,\u00a0both characters are somewhat generic-looking anyway.<\/p>\n

Whatever happens, the\u00a0Apex Legends<\/em> Season 8 start date<\/a> is still on track for February 2 for now.<\/p>\n

Apex Legends<\/strong><\/em> is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with a Switch port also in development.<\/p>\n

MORE: What to Expect from Apex Legends in 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Nintendo Life<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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