Video game publisher Blizzard has reignited the controversy surrounding its decision to ban professional Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone tournaments at its annual gaming convention - Blizzcon 2019.
The event opened with president J.Allen Brack taking to the stage and apologizing for moving “too quickly” and being “slow to talk” when banning blitzchung for showing his support for the pro-democracy Hong Kong protestors.
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Within minutes of making the speech, Brack was slammed for the “empty,” “non-apology,” which despite being about the banning of blitzchung and the ensuing controversy where Blizzard was accused of acting to appease the communist Chinese government, contains no mention of blitzchung, China, or Hong Kong.
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