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BlizzCon 2019 is over. The reveals of Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV will be the topic of conversations all the way until 2020. However, the black spot of the controversy involving Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai will also continue to taint Blizzard's reputation. [caption id="attachment_43018" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] He...
BlizzCon 2019 begins tomorrow. However, the excitement for the event has been tarnished by a recent controversy that began with the suspension of Hong Kong pro Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai who was punished for issuing pro-democracy statements in a post-match interview. A recent statement from esports organisation Tempo Storm has re...
October has been a very tough month for Blizzard. It all started when Hong Kong Hearthstone pro player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai was suspended after issuing pro-democracy statements in a post-match interview. His punishment has been reduced to only six months of suspension and Blizzard has promised to give Chung his prize money after initially resc...
Magic: The Gathering pro player and Hall of Famer Lee Shi Tian has pulled off a "blitzchung" in his recent post-match interview at the recent Mythic Championship 5. Unlike Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast has decided not to punish Lee for his actions. After winning the match that got him into the Top 8, Lee went on stage with a red scarf covering ...
Following the controversy which began with Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's political statements, many people within the esports industry have been engaging in discussions concerning China and the Hong Kong protests which are still happening to this day. ESL co-CEO and co-founder Ralf Reichert has instructed his employees t...
Blizzard has finally issued a follow-up statement regarding the punishment dished out towards Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai for his politically-charged statement. President of Blizzard Entertainment J. Allen Brack wrote a blogpost not just to announce the reduction of Chung's punishment but also to provide further clarific...
The current debacle regarding Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wei is still the hottest topic in gaming and esports. The Hong Kong Overwatch Team, Fire Dragons, is aware of the controversy and is currently discussing their future plans. https://twitter.com/OWTeamHongKong/status/1182158587021258753?s=20 In a recent tweet from the...
The recent debacle concerning Hong Kong Hearthstone player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's suspension has motivated many people to boycott Blizzard. One of those people is Mark Kern, a former Blizzard employee who helped make World of Warcraft, Diablo 2, and Starcraft. In a Twitter thread posted recently, Mark announced that he's giving up on playing ...
Update 9/10/19: Australian game studio Immutable has offered to pay blitzchung all of the prize money he lost (a total that ranges from US$7,000 to US$10,000) plus a ticket to their upcoming Gods Unchained World Championship which has racked up a prize pool of US$500,000. According to Kotaku, blitzchung has responded to the offer but it's still u...
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