Asian Tech Press (Jan 14) -- Krafton Inc., a South Korean gaming giant behind the global smash hit "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), has taken Apple Inc. and Google LLC to court, alleging that they have refused to stop selling copycat games.

A document filed Monday shows Krafton is suing accused Singapore-based game developer Garena of creating clones of PUBG "Free Fire" and "Free Fire Max", which originated in Singapore and were later released in the United States.

The U.S. tech giants Apple and Google are being sued for making the two alleged copycat games available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Krafton claimed Garena has made hundreds of millions of dollars with the allegedly infringing games.

The South Korean game developer said that Apple and Google benefit directly from Free Fire, taking a share of all revenue earned from their app stores.

In addition, it is suing Google for refusing to remove YouTube videos containing Free Fire, claiming that those videos also infringe on the copyright of PUBG.

Garena's app has more than 100 million daily users at the end of 2020. And the company estimated that Garena's 2020 revenue exceeds $2 billion, with $100 million coming from the United States.