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LoL Worlds 2019 Could Be The Next Hong Kong Protest Battleground
2Last week, Hearthstone pro Ng ‘Blitzchung’ Wai Chung sparked a PR nightmare for Blizzard. During a livestreamed interview following his victory in the game’s Grandmasters tour, the player yelled “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our age!” prompting Blizzard to rescind his winnings, ban him from the game, and even cut ties with the commentators involved.
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Protests Are Coming To BlizzCon In The Wake Of Blizzard’s Hong Kong Fiasco
Multiple groups are in the process of organising protests set to take place outside BlizzCon, the annual convention held by game developer Blizzard, in response to its suspension of a Hearthstone player for expressing support for Hong Kong during a live event. Digital rights non-profit organisation Fight For The Future launched a website and Discord…
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Blizzard’s Hong Kong Missteps Prove Video Games Aren’t Neutral
Professional Hearthstone player and Grandmasters tournament competitor Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai gave an interview this week. At the end of it, Chung expressed support for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, reciting a protest slogan and wearing a mask associated with the activists who have taken to the streets. His words set off a chain…
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Blizzard’s Company Values Don’t Mean Much Today
Blizzard has a set of core values literally enshrined on the ground of their corporate HQ. Today, two of those — “Think Globally” and “Every Voice Matters” — were covered up by employees in the wake of Blizzard’s contentious decision to suspend a Hearthstone pro over his views on Hong Kong.