Blizzard Expands Legal Battle Against Private WoW Server Project Ascension

Blizzard Entertainment filed a California lawsuit against the developers of Project Ascension, accusing copyright infringement and DMCA violations for operating a private World of Warcraft server, distributing pirated Blizzard software, and monetizing via Donation Points. The company says Ascension uses sanctioned Russian hosts and aims to profit from Blizzard’s IP without permission, and it seeks to uncover additional participants while noting the broader crackdown that has shuttered other private servers like Turtle WoW.