Wednesday, June 5, 2013

VGCulture - League of Copyrights (300 Heroes)

Official CN Site: http://300.zqgame.com/index.htm
Source: Youtube Channel MMOCultureBlog

It's not rare to see custom re-skins for League of Legends.  So when I heard about 300 Heroes and saw some screenshots, I thought it was League of Legends entirely re-skinned and shown off as a video.  Little did I know that, until watching actual videos of it, 300 Heroes is an actual game in China where it takes the entire League of Legends engine (mechanics, textures, level design, etc.) with characters from all categories: Disney movies, animé, TV shows, other games, and such and was making money off of it.  Despite the blatant ripoff, there have been mixed reactions from viewers outside of China.  On the obvious side, people are furious that so many copyrighted material is being used without consent and is making money off of it.  On the surprising side, there are those who are excited to see so many familiar characters in one game as well as seeing something crazy as 10 players versus 10 players.  In any case, it has sparked quite the discussion on the internet.  A lot of people were excited to see Naruto and Luffy.  I was particularly excited to see Kula Diamond from King of Fighters.  It's probably not going to be a game I'd try, but I do fancy the idea of 10 v 10.  Riot might not try that for League of Legends, but I'm hoping Valve would be willing to have such a mode for DotA 2.

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