It is unclear whether this new additional language will have any meaningful effect on the rights of custom games, compared to how the language was previously worded, and if a court would interpret the enforceability of the clause. In an attempt to prevent any repeat of DotA, Blizzard has included language in its Policy where users assign the rights to their custom games to Blizzard. Without limiting the foregoing, you hereby assign to Blizzard all of your rights, title, and interest in and to all Custom Games, including but not limited to any copyrights in the content of any Custom Games. The relevant portion of the updated policy is below, with the new portion underlined:Ĭustom Games are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Blizzard.
#Name edit warcraft iii frozen throne update
In addition to the gameplay and visual updates, Warcraft III: Reforged included an update to its Acceptable Use Policy.
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On January 28, 2020, Blizzard Entertainment rereleased Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne, under the Reforged name, and containing updated graphics.
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A legal dispute arose out of Blizzard and Valve to determine the owner of the DotA trademark, and in a 2012 out of court settlement, Valve was granted to the rights to the DotA name. In or around 2009, Valve Corporation hired the lead designer on DotA and began developing their own MOBA game using the DotA name, characters, and setting, Despite being developed in Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft III game, and originally using Blizzard’s art and game assets. DotA received unprecedented success for a custom game mode and was the first MOBA game to feature in sponsored tournaments.
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In 2003, Warcraft III modders released the first version of Defense of the Ancients, better known as DotA. Out of this freedom was birthed various new genres of games that still played today, the most notable being the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre.