#blitzchung

[leam1983]

Playing Overwatch Again

I figured three years in observance of Blitzchung's ban and Blizzard running in opposition to the game's own political tones (unity, peace through perseverence, almost excessive Humanist undertones) would be enough. Nothing could ever excuse the way Blizz kowtowed to powers that don't so much as have a say in the gaming industry - but we're long past the point where reinstalling the game makes a statement of some kind.

So, anyway. Bastion's still broken AF.

I'm WeaselBiggs on Battle.net, if anyone's interested.

[waytray]

Meeting Blitzchung, the Hearthstone pro banned for his politics

[qarurumon]

does anyone in this thread (i.e. the www) understand the machinations of corporations enough to explain to me the nuances of the Blitzchung controversy? I keep reading posts and articles talking about how Tencent "owns" Blizzard, which I guess is supposed to imply that they're the ones who put pressure on the whole ~debacle, but they only have a 5% stake in / ownership of Blizzard whereas they have a 40% stake in Epic Games. and the Epic Games devs released a statement in the aftermath of the Blitzchung controversy basically saying they would never do what Blizzard did and that they support free speech etc. etc.

basically it seems more like Blizzard made that choice independent of Tencent bc of the Chinese market but news sites keep name dropping it like it means smth?

[yannosh51-blog-blog]

Blitzchung reviens sur la polémique Blizzard - Hearthstone

Blitzchung reviens sur la polémique Blizzard – Hearthstone

#Blizzard #Blitzchung #Heartstone #Chine #HongKong #Polémique #BoycottBlizzard #LiberezHongKong

Blitzchung revient sur son interdiction prononcé par Blizzard suite a son soutien au (more…)

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[oneangrygamer]

Blitzchung Interview Discussing Hearthstone E-Sports Censorship Gets Censored From Reddit

Blitzchung Interview Discussing Hearthstone E-Sports Censorship Gets Censored From Reddit | #Hearthstone #eSports #Censorship #FreeHongKong #BoycottReddit

Whenever topics of censorship get censored it really makes it clear just how corrupt, forsaken, and worthless the gaming industry is… or heck, any industry that sees content janitors going out of their way to silence topics that highlight a broken vector of said industry is worth the spit a busboy uses to shine your shoes. Yet that’s exactly what happens every time any aspect of corruption…

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[spankymerve]

The Ten Biggest Pop Culture Disappointments of 2019

The Ten Biggest Pop Culture Disappointments of 2019

Content warnings for discussions of mass violence and sexual misconduct.

I really don’t want to do this.

When I first started this feature, my list of pop cultural disappointments at least included some creative works that failed to live up to my expectations. But with each year, it seems like scandals and disasters occupied more and more of my attention. Well this year, it’s all scandals, and I…

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[g0thtwink]

Blizzard President Explains His Stance On Blitzchung Banning After Blizzcon 2019 Apology

[thesurlynerd]

Episode 334 : The Future Of PlayStation

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