Warner Bros. has called a lawsuit filed by Bethesda alleging a new Westworld game borrowed from Fallout Shelter “baseless.”
In a statement issued to Game Informer, Warner Bros. said the allegations were “untrue” and that it never “induced” developer Behaviour Interactive to include any code in Westworld from Fallout Shelter.
Bethesda went as far as to call Westworld a “blatant rip-off.”
“As one of the world’s leading creators of intellectual property, including the ground-breaking television series Westworld, Warner Bros. has a deep respect for intellectual property rights,” Warner Bros.’ statement reads.
“As such, the assertions by Bethesda Softworks that Warner’s Westworld mobile game improperly used source code from Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter are as surprising as they are unsubstantiated. Warner Bros. has been assured by the game developer, Behaviour Interactive, that Bethesda’s allegations are untrue and that none of Bethesda’s code was used in the Westworld game. Moreover, contrary to Bethesda’s baseless accusation, Warner Bros. at no time “induced” Behaviour to use the Fallout Shelter code in Westworld.”
We’ll keep you updated on the status of the lawsuit as more is known.
Westworld is available now on iOS and Android, and Fallout Shelter is available on Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS and Android.
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