Overview

• The lawsuit, filed June 6 in the U.S. District Court’s Central District of California, names Alfredo Lopez as the defendant and seeks $150,000 in damages.
• Lopez is accused of streaming unreleased gameplay of the character Castorice to a Discord channel with about 12,000 members.
• HoYoverse contends that unauthorized leaks undermine the excitement and anticipation of players who experience content upon its official release.
• The publisher has launched more than 500 intellectual property cases globally, including precedent-setting actions in China to curb content leaks.
• Although Castorice was revealed at December’s Game Awards, HoYoverse says its strict release protocols were still breached by the early footage distribution.