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Asking a federal court to subpoena Microsoft and Discord to find the hacker seems less likely for a marketing campaign, though.
If the fine is less than the profit they think they're get, I could see them doing it. Especially for a game about "crime". They've been going out of their way to build max hype to push a $100 game (because the $80 "Gta6 Diet" edition is a joke, just to say "we offered it at less than $100").
It is a crazy subpoena too. It is legally known as a fishing expedition. They know there is a crime but have little information about it. So they cast this massive net to get as many fish as possible hoping that they catch the right one. It sets the precedent that you can accuse a group of people for anything and the courts will bend over for you and give you all of the information possible about them. It's very bad and scary when your rights mean nothing, and this is infringing the rights of many people protected by many constitutions.