Blizz-troversy: Hearthstone & Hong Kong
- Author
- Mike and Ting
- Published
- Wed 30 Oct 2019
- Episode Link
- https://lostlevels.club/post/188699185186/blizz-troversy-hearthstone-hong-kong
Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS.
The “book club” game is: Eliza.
Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or [email protected]
Show Notes:Blitzchung Ban
- Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong’s liberation in postgame interview
- Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for ‘liberate Hong Kong’ statement
- Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why
- Brooklyn Nets’ NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on
- CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver’s support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s right to free speech
- Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won’t ban players for political speech
- Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country
- @lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed employees this morning.
- Tommy,Taiwanese Commentator Who Got Fired by Blizzard,Statement
- No, Blizzard isn’t blocking people from deleting their accounts
- Blizzard breaks silence on Hong Kong Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player
- Blizzard cancels Overwatch launch event at Nintendo's New York store
- Blizzard postpones event in Taiwan amid Hong Kong protests
- After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon
- Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal
- US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
- Protestors are trying to get Overwatch banned in China, using memes of popular hero Mei
- Sina Weibo
- Blizzard's official response: "We highly object the expression of personal political beliefs in any of our events... As always, We will defend the pride and dignity of China at all cost."
- Taiwan
- Chinese video-game censorship doesn't end with 'Devotion'
- Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas
- Taiwan emoji removed in HK and Macau.
- Report: Apple told Apple TV+ creators to avoid portraying China ‘in a poor light’
- Hong Kong protests: Apple pulls tracking app after China criticism
- Explainer: ‘The Communist Party’s Railway’ – How Hong Kong’s once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
- Edward Snowden's choice of Hong Kong as haven is a high-stakes gamble
- Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon
Rapid Fire
- Analogue Pocket
- Field-programmable gate array
- At that resolution you could even leave a line of pixels blank in between to emulate the old pixels that had a little bit of a gap between them too! Would look really nice I think.
- Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
- The Outer Worlds
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Death Stranding
- Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC November 5th
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Shenmue 3
- Google’s Stadia Game Service Is Officially Coming November 19th: Everything You Need To Know
- Google: Stadia exclusives to have features “not possible” on home hardware
- Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments (YouTube)
- Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot’s Craziest Racist Rants
- Introducing Steam Remote Play Together
- Nvidia GeForce Experience update lets you share games, play co-op
