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Following a copyright lawsuit against a Chinese publisher, Blizzard and NetEase received more than $ 500,000 in compensation. According to the officials in the games “Clash of Fighters” and “Gunplay Battlefront” several elements of the team shooter, Overwatch was stolen.

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase have been able to win in court against a Chinese publisher from Xiamen. The dispute was a copyright infringement of two games named Clash of Fighters and Gunplay Battlefront, which are said to have copied several elements from the team shooter Overwatch. These include characters, playing cards, and gameplay.

The defense of the publisher from China claimed that Overwatch’s team was also inspired by elements of other games, and therefore the complaint by Blizzard and NetEase should be rejected. However, the court ultimately ruled that it was a copyright infringement and had to pay a total fine of four million yuan ($ 569,000).

Clash of Fighters (3 million yuan) make up the majority of the penalty, with Gunplay Battlefront only paying 500,000 yuan as the game is no longer available since July 2017. The remaining costs include fees for court and lawyers. Just a few weeks ago, Blizzard also announced Overwatch 2 as a successor to the popular team shooter.

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