American video game company Blizzard Entertainment is under fire from the global gaming community after it banned a Hong Kong player who called for a political 'revolution' in the city
Hong Kong American video game company Blizzard Entertainment is under fire from the global gaming community after it banned a Hong Kong player who called for a political"revolution" in the city.
On Tuesday, Blizzard disqualified and banned the player Ng Wai Chung, also known as"Blitzchung," from a worldwide tournament for the online card game Hearthstone.Ng shouted the popular protest slogan"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" during a livestreamed post-match interview — which Blizzard said violated its competition rules. Ng was stripped of his potential winnings and forbidden from competing for the next year.
It's time for Blizzard to grow the spine it used to have, and to do what's right for gamers once again.— Mark Kern October 9, 2019 Satirical art, like the Blizzard logo superimposed on a Chinese flag, quickly spread on social media. One viral animation shows a player in a Blizzard video game shooting down a target. Text then pops up on the screen, reading,"Eliminated Blitzchung,""Eliminated self-respect," and"Eliminated credibility.
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