"The server in question is Turtle WoW, an ambitious private-server version of 2006-era WoW that has been active since 2018 and features fan-made expansions, additional playable races and classes, and new zones. Turtle WoW's creators recently made waves when it announced Turtle WoW 2.0, which aims to remake its version of the original, "vanilla" WoW in Unreal Engine 5. According to a Turtle WoW social media post, one of its most recent server launches hit 13,000 concurrent players."
"In the lawsuit, Blizzard is attempting to take aim at Turtle WoW's creators, despite Blizzard not being entirely sure who is behind the project. The lawsuit states that Turtle WoW claims to operate out of Kazakhstan, but that Blizzard believes that to merely be a shell company that "serves as a smokescreen to conceal the identities of the individual defendants while also acting as a conduit for monetary and other transactions related to Turtle WoW.""
Blizzard filed a lawsuit in California on August 29 alleging that Turtle WoW's creators built an entire business on large-scale, egregious, and ongoing infringement of Blizzard's intellectual property. Turtle WoW is a private-server recreation of 2006-era WoW active since 2018, featuring fan-made expansions, extra races and classes, new zones, and an Unreal Engine 5 remake called Turtle WoW 2.0. One recent server launch reportedly reached 13,000 concurrent players. Turtle WoW operates an in-game shop exchanging donations for premium currency. Blizzard alleges the project escalated efforts to cannibalize and disrupt WoW's player community and used a Kazakhstan shell company to conceal defendant identities.
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