Pokémon lawyers blame four Discord users for leaking Sword and Shied game secrets before launch. They now want Discord and 4Chan to help identify them.
Lawyers for the Pokémon game developer are hunting down unidentified individuals in America who leakedPokémon Company International is particularly peeved at people who posted pictures of previously unseen Pokémon from thestrategy guide on Discord and 4Chan earlier this month. The pictures were also shared on mainstream social social media networks like Facebook, Twitter and Imgur as well as on popular video game sites Polygon and Dot Esports.
Pokémon Company International isn’t suing any named individuals as yet, simply naming the defendants as “John/Jane Does” in its suit, posted Friday. It has identified four Discord users, though, after it hired outside forensic experts to hunt down the leakers. One is believed to be the person who supplied the images to the other defendants, who posted or helped post the photos online.
It’s the second time in two months that a major gaming company has taken to court to deal with a leak. In October,developers sued an individual alleging he spilled secrets about its upcoming Chapter 2 release.
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