11月18日，Valve與暴雪中國對外聯(lián)合發(fā)布聲明，指出將繼續(xù)推動在北京市海淀區(qū)人民法院所發(fā)起，針對《刀塔傳奇》開發(fā)商莉莉絲與中清龍圖的著作權(quán)、商標(biāo)權(quán)及不正當(dāng)競爭訴訟。

暴雪

　　V社從今年4月發(fā)起該訴訟并由法院立案，暴雪中國于6月9日經(jīng)法院通知作為該訴訟第三人加入。依據(jù)司法程序，該訴訟目前正在審理中。

　　聲明稿中指出，該訴訟旨在尋求法院判決中清龍圖停止?fàn)I運由莉莉絲游戲開發(fā)并由其發(fā)行營運的手機游戲《刀塔傳奇》，以及賠償由于該款游戲侵犯Valve旗下游戲《Dota 2》與暴雪的《魔獸》系列游戲著作權(quán)、商標(biāo)權(quán)及不正當(dāng)競爭造成的損失。

V社

　　依據(jù)Valve與Blizzard基于其在先權(quán)利以及上述訴訟請求提出的下架要求，中國蘋果App Store近日已將《刀塔傳奇》從其應(yīng)用商店中下架，游戲內(nèi)充值通道也已經(jīng)關(guān)閉。

　　對于之前龍圖借部分媒體之口表示的下架是因為蘋果商店的技術(shù)性問題。本次聯(lián)合聲明指出下架完全是因為V社和暴雪中國在蘋果商店提出的下架申請，并不涉及任何技術(shù)問題。

刀塔傳奇新原畫

　　Valve與暴雪表示日后將繼續(xù)推動旗下創(chuàng)意游戲作品的保護工作，并指出兩間公司相信中國的法律體系不僅能維護其合法權(quán)益，也會為中國整個游戲產(chǎn)業(yè)營造一個健康的市場環(huán)境。Valve與暴雪期待與各自的中國合作伙伴共同攜手，共同推動中國游戲產(chǎn)業(yè)的良性發(fā)展，從而惠及整個產(chǎn)業(yè)以及所有中國玩家。

　　以下是公告英文原告：

　　BLIZZARD AND VALVE CONTINUE TO PURSUE LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST LILITH GAMES AND LONGTU

　　November 18th， 2015 -- Valve Corporation and Blizzard Entertainment continue to pursue claims for ongoing copyright and trademark infringement and unfair competition against Lilith Games and Longtu Games in Beijing Court of Haidian District。 The original lawsuit was brought by Valve in April of this year and Blizzard joined as a third party claimant on June 9， 2015。 The litigation is currently progressing according to Chinese court practice。

　　The complaint seeks an injunction and damages related to Dota Legend， a mobile game developed by Lilith and distributed by Longtu， for copyright and trademark infringement of and unfair competition against Valve‘s Dota 2 and Blizzard’s Warcraft games。

　　Apple recently removed the Dota Legend game from its App Store。 The removal was the result of a request by Valve and Blizzard to take down the game based on their prior rights and the legal claims the companies are pursuing。 Contrary to recent reports， the takedown of Dota Legend did not relate to technical issues， but in fact followed Valve and Blizzard‘s request for the game’s removal。

　　Valve and Blizzard will continue to press ahead with their claims in order to protect their creative works。 The two companies are confident that the Chinese legal system will protect their rights and lay out a path that will ensure a healthy environment for the gaming industry in China at large going forward。 Valve and Blizzard look forward to working with their Chinese partners in this collaborative effort to advance the positive growth and development of the Chinese gaming industry to the benefit of the industry and all Chinese players。