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603 Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 06/14/2026 10:34 EDT

Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension

"Blizzard Entertainment is continuing its crusade against private World of Warcraft servers," reports the gaming news site Aftermath:

The company filed a new lawsuit on Friday in a California court against the makers of Project Ascension, alleging copyright infringement, Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations, and other claims. Blizzard Entertainment claims that Project Ascension is a "lucrative way to exploit and profit from the popularity of the WoW game experience," according to the complaint, obt

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