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Overwatch 2 Will Record Voice Chat and Require a Phone Number to Play
Surveillance of in-game activities is intensifying.
Warcraft 3: Reforged Blasted on Metacritic and Blizzard Forums for Its Bugs, Poor Graphics, and More
Blizzard messes up again.
The Emmys Adds Its First-Ever Category for Esports
The category will recognize journalism about competitive video gaming championships and live events.
Activision’s Quest for Approval From China Could Be Hindered by the Blizzard Hong Kong Censorship Fiasco
Activision own Blizzard Entertainment.
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Says Company “Immaturity” Caused Blitzchung Controversy
Brack admits that they will try their best to regain consumer confidence.
“Free Hong Kong” Protestor Disrupts BlizzCon Q+a Session
Blizzard has already been criticized for its “empty,” “non-apology,” about the banning of blitzchung.
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.
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.
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.
