Can you pass on your Battle.net game library when you die?
Blizzard Entertainment's terms forfeit Battle.net game library at death.
Protecting Battle.net game library while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, game library can only be redeemed, not transferred, and 7-step plan.
How to protect your Battle.net game library while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Battle.net game library after a death
Game library are forfeited under the official terms, 6-step process, and 3 required documents.
What happens to Battle.net game library when someone dies →Battle.net is Blizzard Entertainment's account system and game launcher. One account holds the game licenses for titles such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft and Hearthstone, plus linked Activision titles like Call of Duty, and any stored Battle.net Balance.
Under Blizzard Entertainment's terms, Battle.net game library is forfeited when the account holder dies. Blizzard Entertainment allows no lifetime transfer of game library; the account holder can only redeem them.
What happens to Battle.net at death
- Forfeited at death
The account and the game licenses attached to it are not property that passes to an estate: the EULA grants only a revocable license, Blizzard does not recognize the transfer of accounts, and an attempted transfer may result in forfeiture of the account.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
There is no beneficiary designation on a Battle.net account, and no mechanism to designate a successor or to share account ownership.1
Sources1
- 1.Blizzard End User License Agreement, last revised March 21, 2024
Blizzard Entertainment publishes its own process for a deceased person's account: Updating the Battle.net Account Holder Name (deceased-relative account claim); a written request goes in through Blizzard Entertainment's support ticket system. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Battle.net account.
Sources
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