Genshin Impact creator miHoYo has officially filed a subpoena on Twitter to reveal the identities of the three leakers trending.
As discovered by AxiosThe subpoena was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of HoYoverse and targeted individuals behind the Twitter accounts XWides, Merlin Impact, and Genshin World.
Legal documents require Twitter to provide a variety of information, including phone numbers, emails, names of leakers, IPs and real-world addresses.
In another video game courtroom drama, Genshin Impact maker MiHoYo forced a California court to file a subpoena against Twitter to reveal the identities of the people behind the three Genshin Impact accounts whose tweets were leaked. Did.
Comments from MiHoYo and one of the leakers: https://t.co/DWvrVaa8vx pic.twitter.com/fPFJdb47Bv
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) February 22, 2023
Earlier this month, HoYoverse’s Cognosphere division requested Twitter to remove posts from each of the above accounts, citing their content as infringing copyright. However, according to Axios, the tweet was not deleted and Twitter did not immediately respond to the outlet’s request to comment on the new subpoena.
Leaks have become a daily thorn in the video game industry, and the miHoYo lawsuit move is not the first time developers and publishers have resorted to legal action in an attempt to crack down on digital spoiler farmers. .
In 2019, The Pokémon Company filed subpoenas with Discord and 4Chan to identify those responsible for leaking information about Pokémon Sword and Shield, ultimately forcing two individuals to pay. $150,000 damages each.
Epic Games has similarly filed a lawsuit against the UX tester responsible for leaking details of Fortnite Chapter 2 for violating a non-disclosure agreement.
In light of HoYoverse’s aggressive legal action, the creators of Genshin Impact may attempt to create similar examples of Twitter leakers if their real identities become known.
In our review, IGN gave Genshin Impact 9/10, describing it as “a fantastic open-world adventure that draws heavily on both Breath of the Wild and anime inspiration to create something truly special.” doing.
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