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Blizzard slammed for “empty” China-Hong Kong controversy apology at Blizzcon 2019
Gamers and digital rights groups are criticizing Blizzard for failing to change its action and describing it as a non-apology.
Some Blizzard staff can’t wait for BlizzCon to be over
Like many big names in the gaming industry, Blizzard has not had a great relationship with gamers in the past. In 2010, the company tried to introduce Real ID, requiring forum users to use their real names, but had to back down after a strongly negative reaction and fears of privacy abuses. Thi
Mitsubishi pulls Blizzard Hearthstone tournament sponsorship after “Free Hong Kong” gamer ban
A company spokesperson confirmed that Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan ended its sponsorship two days after professional Hearthstone player blitzchung was banned for voicing his support of the Hong Kong protests.
PewDiePie is censored in China after making fun of Chinese government
“Now if you search for anything PewDiePie related on any Reddit-related forum in China or YouTube related videos it will just be completely blank.”
Gamers aren’t convinced by Blizzard’s blitzchung ban response: “China had no influence on our decision”
Blizzard’s response isn’t going down well with Hearthstone fans.
Pro-democracy version of Blizzard’s Mei Overwatch character reaches the frontlines of the Hong Kong protests
The movement to position Mei as a pro-democracy symbol started a few days ago in response to Blizzard’s decision to ban professional Hearthstone player blitzchung from the 2019 Hearthstone Grandmasters Official Competition after he showed support for the Hong Kong protestors.
Blizzard accused of disabling authentication to stop users deleting accounts during boycott
Multiple Blizzard users are reporting that the company won’t let them authenticate and close their accounts.
Epic Games says it wont censor for China, but Chinese Tencent owns 40% of the company
Unlike Blizzard, Epic is pledging not to introduce censorship on political grounds.
Blizzard is the latest company to bend the knee to China
The player shouted in the stream “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!”. Shortly after the video would be cut, being replaced by advertising.