Chinese MMO rips off WoW, Ragnarok, Maple Story, Etc. Etc [Rumors]

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Chinese MMO rips off WoW, Ragnarok, Maple Story, Etc. Etc
Published 12/2/2008 by Iria at GamingHeaven.net
... Some payers of Ragnarok Online decided to check out the browser-based rival game Aurora Blade and were surprised find certain aspects were a little bit familiar. And not just to Ragnarok Players... __________ Source: Kotaku ...

Chinese MMO Caught with Hand in Cookie Jar of WoW, Ragnarok Online, Others
Published 12/2/2008 by Nathan Grayson at Maximum PC all RSS Feed
If you can't beat them, be them, apparently. Browser-based MMORPG Aurora Blade is now clutching for driftwood at the center of a whirlpool of controversy after allegedly stealing art assets from MMOs like World of Warcraft, Ragnarok Online, Maple Story, and LaTale. IGG (the game's Western publisher) posted a statement/threat concerning the mess:"Note: We would like to explain that SkyUnion(IGG) is not responsible for the developing of the game, that is any character, artwork and graphic is developed by another company and this game is HOSTED by IGG." "Any thread or post [on ...