Blizzard Bans More Hearthstone Players for Displaying a “Free Hong Kong” Sign

Blizzard Bans More Hearthstone Players for Displaying a “Free Hong Kong” Sign

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Blizzard’s Hong Kong headache isn’t going away. For those not keeping up, last week at the end of a post-game interview at the Asia Pacific Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung unexpectedly shouted “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” in Mandarin. Blizzard responded to the outburst by banning Ng Wai Chung from Hearthstone competitions for one year and forcing him to forfeit his winnings from the tournament. Blizzard would later partially walk back their punishment, reducing Blitzchung’s suspension from a year to six months and letting him keep his prize money. Nevertheless, Blizzard has continued to face intense backlash from those who feel this is a clear case of Blizzard kowtowing to Chinese authorities.

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Blizzard Bans More Hearthstone Players for Displaying a “Free Hong Kong” Sign

Oct 16, 2019, 10:28pm UTC
https://wccftech.com/blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong-more-bans/ > Blizzard’s Hong Kong headache isn’t going away. For those not keeping up, last week at the end of a post-game interview at the Asia Pacific Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung unexpectedly shouted “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” in Mandarin. Blizzard responded to the outburst by banning Ng Wai Chung from Hearthstone competitions for one year and forcing him to forfeit his winnings from the tournament. Blizzard would later partially walk back their punishment, reducing Blitzchung’s suspension from a year to six months and letting him keep his prize money. Nevertheless, Blizzard has continued to face intense backlash from those who feel this is a clear case of Blizzard kowtowing to Chinese authorities. > Related Blizzard Cancels Nintendo Switch Overwatch Launch Event at NintendoNYC; Nintendo Apologizes for Inconveniences