Blizzard is allegedly suing the Chinese company behind Legend of Crouching Dragon, a mobile game that bears striking similarities to Heathstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

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Based on translated Chinese media, MMOCulture is reporting that Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase have filed a lawsuit against developer Unico for ¥10 million (approx $1.65 million USD) in response to the iOS and Android title's blatant lift of Blizzard's original ideas.While Blizzard has made no official statement regarding legal action, the publisher's CEO Michael Morhaime made mention of "another game infringing on our intellectual Hearthstone property" in November last year , claiming Blizzard’s “legal department is taking legal action against that”. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft , has finally entered open beta in North America, Latin America, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, making it freely playable without an invite.

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