Any coincidence is coincidental: Microsoft commented on the comments of gamers accusing the Clockwork Revolution game of plagiarizing BioShock Infinite

InXile Entertainment, the developer of Wasteland 3, presented its new game in the style of

steampunk – Clockwork Revolution.However, gamers immediately began to compare this project with BioShock Infinite, since Clockwork Revolution almost exactly copies Infinite in some aspects. It got to the point that the producer of the BioShock Infinite trailer joined the discussion, and later Microsoft gave his comment.

What is known

A user with the nickname Butmac on Twitter said,that he was the producer of the BioShock Infinite trailer 10 years ago and noted that Clockwork Revolution reminded him very much of the game he worked on. He made a comparison between the two projects to show the similarities. Some gamers on Twitter agree that Clockwork Revolution is indeed reminiscent of Infinite, but some wrote that a certain percentage of the game's elements are based on the main ideas of steampunk. However, it is clear that InXile was inspired by Infinite, but it is important not to cross the line between “inspiration” and “copying”.

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A little over 10 years ago, I hadproduce trailers for BioShock Infinite, so those scenes are burned into my brain. Watching the Clockwork Revolution trailer today, I felt like I had a flashback, so I did some comparisons to see if I was crazy
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&#8211; Butmac (@Butmac) June 11, 2023

Later, Microsoft provided a comment to Eurogamer, where they stated that any coincidence is random, and in general, in Clockwork Revolution, you can completely customize your main character.

Customization &#8211; this is good, but such comments are more fun than they answer questions. Therefore, sooner or later InXile Entertainment will have to comment on this situation.