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Certainly, this community has its origins from Blizzard Entertainment. It's now time to look at the current events surrounding Blizzard as a whole.
Relevant News
Source. (Reddit Megathread on Blizzard Entertainment)
Relevant News
- Original discussion thread concerning the removal of a VOD of interview from the Hearthstone Grandmaster winner after his expression of support for the Hong Kong protests
- The blog post outlining consequences for Blitzchung and the two casters after his statement in a post-match interview.
- American University Hearthstone team holds up "Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizzard" sign during Collegiate Hearthstone Championship. Blizzard quickly cuts their broadcast
- Jason Schreier of Kotaku comments on BlizzCon
- Epic Games releases statement saying they won't ban players for political speech
- Overwatch's Mei is being turned into a Hong Kong protest symbol
- US lawmakers comment on Blizzard's actions regarding Hearthstone player
- Blizzard employee(s) remark on their company's actions by covering up mission statements on the orc statue in front of the studio.
- Kibler, a notable Hearthstone caster, releases statement on Blitzchung and steps down from casting Hearthstone
- Blizzard employees staged a walkout to protest banned pro-Hong Kong gamer
- Blizzard is 'assessing the situation' after Hong Kong protest ban
- Interview with team American University, who held up "Free Hong Kong, Boycot Blizz" Sign
- Kripparrian, popular Hearthstone streamer, releases his statement in support of Hong Kong
- People experiencing authentication issues when attempting to delete their Blizzard Accounts
- God's Unchained Developer (Immutable) hit with Cyber attack after offering to pay for Hearthstone Grandmaster Winner's tournament winnings
- People are reporting they are being banned in Blizzard forums for mentioning Honk Kong or account deletion
- Mark Kern, the former lead for WoW, advocating for the boycott.
Source. (Reddit Megathread on Blizzard Entertainment)
- Fuel assistant coach Jayne condemns treatment of banned Hearthstone player, says he was directed to delete critical tweet
- American University is not penalized for their actions by Blizzard/TeSPA, chooses to forfeit the match and season anyway in solidarity
- Grandmaster League player Amnesiac gives a statement
- Blizzard/Netease Chinese Social Media Account Takes China's Side
- Nathan 'Admirable' Zamora releases statement on Blitzchung, Hearthstone Grandmasters, and Blizzard
- ‘The Internal Silence Is Deafening,’ Blizzard Employee Says About China Controversy
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