1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.aukotakuinternationalhttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/kotakuinternational/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x4ZVNuaLXv"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/12/blizzard-abruptly-killsheroes-of-the-storm-esports-leavingplayers-and-casters-fuming/">Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes Of The Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/12/blizzard-abruptly-killsheroes-of-the-storm-esports-leavingplayers-and-casters-fuming/embed/#?secret=x4ZVNuaLXv" width="600" height="338" title="“Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes Of The Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="x4ZVNuaLXv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/15/dpf415vyejrfjtbfr7bq.png?quality=75&w=102410241024Last night, Blizzard announced plans to scale down Heroes of the Storm, moving its developers to other games and putting an end to its Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC) esports league. The news came as a shock to hundreds of Heroes of the Storm players and broadcasters, many of whom say they now […]