LogInEven if it was true, Blizzard is sure it hasn't breached any agreements.
A couple of days ago, Chinese media reported that NetEase was suing Activision Blizzard, demanding $43.5 million for "discontinued games and services" in China. Blizzard then told VGC that it hadn't received the lawsuit and even if it had, the company was sure it didn't breach any licensing agreements.
"We haven’t received the lawsuit yet, but we are confident we aren’t in breach of any licensing agreements. The terms NetEase appears to be complaining about reflect standard industry practice and have been mutually-beneficial for years."
But here is when the story gets even more interesting: apparently, there is no lawsuit from NetEase but there is one from a man called Yang Jun. The documents provided by Wowhead say that NetEase and Yang Jun would go against Blizzard Entertainment and The9, Blizzard's licensing partner before NetEase. The problem is NetEase took over The9, so why would it sue it? And how is Yang Jun connected to NetEase?
Well, it appears to be he isn't in any way. Moreover, Yang Jun has sued NetEase before as well. Reports say he is just a player who likes taking corporations to court. He went against NetEase and The9 in 2009, 2010, and 2019 over World of Warcraft game time but was dismissed.
Since the news turned up, the filing against Blizzard has allegedly been corrected and now states only Jun as an appellant. So far, it's not clear how one person turned into a whole company, but stay tuned to hear more about it.
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