Prytania Media以9亿美元起诉NetEase，理由是“裙子联邦法规”

Polygon的Nicole Carpenter报道说，Prytania Media的Annie和Jeff Strain已针对开发人员Netease提起诉讼。这是在Netease的高跟鞋之后发热的

Announced via a report by Nicole Carpenter at Polygon, Annie and Jeff Strain, founders of Prytania Media, have filed a lawsuit against developer NetEase. This lawsuit comes after a series of events that saw the closure of several studios owned by Prytania, kicking off with the shuttering of Crop Circle Games in March 2024.

Polygon的Nicole Carpenter的报告宣布，Prytania Media的创始人Annie和Jeff Strain已针对开发人员NetEase提起诉讼。这项诉讼发生在一系列事件之后，这使Prytania拥有的几家工作室关闭，并于2024年3月的麦田圈游戏开始了。

Now, the Strains are seeking $900 million in damages from NetEase for allegedly spreading "false and defamatory rumors" about Prytania in an effort to scuttle a $750 million investment from an unnamed firm. The lawsuit, which can be read in full thanks to a Scribd upload by Polygon, claims that NetEase was aiming to bankrupt Prytania in order to take a majority stake in the company.

现在，由于据称传播有关Prytania的“虚假和诽谤性谣言”，纳税人正在寻求9亿美元的损害赔偿，以便向一家不愿透露姓名的公司赚取7.5亿美元的投资。由于Polygon的Scribd上传，该诉讼可以全面阅读，声称NetEase的目标是破产Prytania，以便在公司中占多数股权。

However, a statement from NetEase to Polygon on the lawsuit affirms that they will be "vigorously defending" themselves against these claims, which they deem "baseless". The statement went on to add that they "look forward to the proceedings, which will shed light on the real reasons behind the demise of the Strains’ studios and the true nature of Prytania’s financial dealings."

但是，从NetEase到多边形的声明就诉讼确认，他们将“强烈地捍卫”自己，反对这些主张，他们认为这是“毫无根据”的。声明继续补充说，他们“期待诉讼，这将阐明压力工作室消亡的真正原因以及Prytania财务交易的真实本质。”

This lawsuit follows a turbulent few years for both Jeff Strain and his studios. Having previously worked on titles like StarCraft and Diablo at Blizzard before leaving to form ArenaNet, most famously known for Guild Wars, which was later sold to Korean publisher NCSoft, Strain would later depart the company in 2009 to found Undead Labs. There, he would helm another beloved franchise with the State of Decay series.

杰夫·克劳（Jeff Strain）和他的工作室（Studios）都在动荡不安的几年中发生动荡。此前，曾在暴风雪中从事Starcraft和Diablo之类的冠军，然后离开成立Arenanet，这是Arenanet，最著名的是Guild Wars，后来出售给了韩国出版商NCSOFT，后来劳劳将在2009年离开该公司，发现了不死实验室。在那里，他将掌管另一个心爱的系列赛系列。

Yet, employees of Undead Labs, who in 2018 shipped State of Decay 2, were caught off guard when they learned that Strain had sold the studio to Microsoft. Select members of staff had been informed only a few days before the announcement, and many only learned by listening to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer's 2018 E3 speech.

然而，当2018年运送衰减2的州的Undead Labs的员工得知Strain已将工作室卖给了Microsoft时，他们措手不及。精选的工作人员仅在宣布公告前几天就被告知，许多人只通过听微软游戏首席执行官菲尔·斯宾塞（Phil Spencer）的2018 E3演讲而学到。

As part of a larger breakdown of sexism and toxicity following the studio's sale to Microsoft, Ethan Gach at Kotaku reported that even longtime employees experienced whiplash at the announcement and many even recalled Strain staunchly championing the developer as remaining independent.

作为工作室向微软出售后，Kotaku的Ethan Gach出售后，性别歧视和毒性较大的一部分报告说，即使是长期的员工在公告中也经历了鞭打，甚至许多人甚至回忆起紧张的紧张，坚定地支持开发人员，因为它仍然是独立的。

Strain, oddly, chose not to respond to Kotaku's questions directly and instead posted a now-deleted Medium storyrefuting the claims of his former employees. He would then go on to found Possibility Space, and during the upsell of reports on Activision Blizzard's toxic workplace, penned a letter to the industry urging for unionization.

奇怪的是，劳累是不直接回答科塔库的问题，而是发布了一个现已删除的媒介故事，以否决他的前雇员的主张。然后，他将继续找到可能性空间，在有关激进暴风雪的有毒工作场所的报道中，写了一封信给行业的信，敦促工会化。

However, Possibility Space would be shut down in Apr. 2024. In a message to employees, Jeff Strain blamed the closure on staff communicating with the aforementioned journalist, Ethan Gach, for an in-progress Kotaku article investigating the previous shuttering of Crop Circle Games, another Prytania Media studio which had closed only a month prior. This was seen as a wild and bizarre move by many in the industry. Strain claimed to be leaving gaming to focus on his family.

但是，可能性空间将在2024年4月关闭。在给员工的消息中，杰夫·克劳（Jeff Clain）指责员工与上述记者伊桑·加赫（Ethan Gach）进行沟通，以宣传一篇正在进行的kotaku文章，调查了麦田（Kotaku）的​​一篇文章，调查了一个杂物圈子游戏，这是另一个仅在一个月之前关闭的普里塔尼亚媒体工作室。该行业中许多人认为这是狂野而奇怪的举动。拉斯特声称要让游戏专注于他的家人。

Now, a report by IGN on December 10th, brings forth new details regarding the lawsuit. It is alleged that NetEase was aware of Prytania's financial difficulties and actively sought to worsen them. This strategy, according to the lawsuit, was part of a broader scheme by NetEase to gain a majority stake in Prytania without having to pay a premium.

现在，IGN在12月10日的一份报告中提出了有关诉讼的新细节。据称，NetEase意识到Prytania的财务困难，并积极寻求使它们恶化。根据诉讼，该策略是一项更广泛计划的一部分，即在不必支付溢价的情况下获得Prytania的多数股份。

The lawsuit further asserts that NetEase engaged in a campaign of false statements and rumors to discredit Prytania and Strain, ultimately leading to the collapse of a $750 million investment from an unnamed firm. This investment, the lawsuit claims, was on the verge of being finalized before NetEase's actions.

该诉讼进一步断言，Netease进行了一项虚假陈述和谣言，以抹黑Prytania和Surance，最终导致一家不愿透露姓名的公司进行了7.5亿美元的投资。诉讼声称，这项投资即将在NetEase的行动之前完成最终确定。

As a result of these alleged actions, which also included efforts to avoid compliance with U.S. law due in part to its connection with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), the Strains are now suing NetEase for $900 million in damages. This includes $750 million for the failed investment and an additional $150 million for the alleged false rumors and malicious gossip.

由于这些所谓的行动，这还包括为避免与CCP（中国共产党）有关的避免遵守美国法律的努力，这些菌株现在以9亿美元的损害赔偿起诉NetEase。这包括7.5亿美元的投资失败，额外的1.5亿美元用于所谓的虚假谣言和恶意八卦。

In a statement to IGN, a spokesperson for NetEase expressed the company's intent to vigorously defend itself against what they term "baseless claims". They expressed their belief that the pending proceedings will ultimately shed light on the true reasons behind the demise of the Strains' studios and the nature of Prytania's financial dealings.

Netease发言人在给IGN的一份声明中表示，该公司有力地为自己的“毫无根据的主张”而强烈地捍卫自己的意图。他们表达了他们的信念，即待定的程序最终将阐明Strains Studios逝世和Prytania财务交易的本质背后的真正原因。

The lawsuit also names several high-ranking executives at NetEase, including CEO Ding Lei, as defendants. It remains to be seen how this case will unfold and what impact it will have on the gaming industry at large.

该诉讼还将包括首席执行官丁·莱（Ding Lei）在内的Netease上的几位高级高管称为被告。这种情况将如何展开以及它将对游戏行业产生什么影响还有待观察。