Last week, Myth of Empires was booted off Steam after allegations it had copied source code from Ark: Survival Evolved.
Now, it has emerged the studio behind Myth of Empires has launched legal proceedings aimed at getting its strategy game back on sale.
A lawsuit filed with the US District Court of California shows Myth of Empires developer Angela Game is seeking a jury trial to decide it did not infringe copyright or steal trade secrets, with both Ark developer Snail Games and publisher Wildcard named as defendants (thanks, MMOFallout). It is also seeking damages.
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The lawsuit text states Snail Games and Wildcard petitioned Valve to remove Myth of Empires from Steam in a letter sent earlier in December. This letter purportedly states Myth of Empires was “built by: (1) stealing the Ark Survival Evolved source code and (2) using the stolen source code as the gameplay foundation for Myth of Empires”.