MMO Culture, citing Chinese media statements, reports today that Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase have filed suit against developer Unico over the mobile game Legend of Crouching Dragon. The game was first revealed as a HearthStone clone in October 2013.
The suit seeks $1.65 million in damages and the possible shutdown of Legend of Crouching Dragon on the grounds of infringement of intellectual property rights. As you can see in the image at left, the iOS and Android game appears to borrow substantially from Blizzard's upcoming free-to-play collectible card game.
We have reached out to Blizzard Entertainment's PR department about this lawsuit.
During BlizzCon in November, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime addressed the copycat. "I am aware of another game that is infringing on our Hearthstone intellectual property, and so our legal department is taking legal action against that to protect our intellectual property."
HearthStone is currently undergoing a closed beta testing period. The game is expected to launch first for PC and Mac later this year before coming to iOS and Android platforms sometime thereafter.
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