Skip to main content

BLIZZARD PRESIDENT CLARIFIES HEARTHSTONE BAN CONTROVERSY


In a very open and interesting interview with Steven Messner at PC Gamer, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack clarified the finer points of the events that unfolded around the ban of Hearthstone player Blitzchung, and the two casters who were interviewing him. Long interview short, he states that Blizzard can't legally operate in China, without their "partnership" with NetEase, that NetEase wrote the initial Chinese apology note, and that Blizzard did not authorize it nor had any control over it. He also goes on to state that Blizzard supports freedom of speech and that there are a lot of people at Blizzard who support what Blitzchung was saying when he spoke out on the stream.

While all of this might be true, the way Blizzard handled the entire debacle in the U.S. left MUCH to be desired. In fact, it makes you wonder if Blizzard even has a PR department that has the forethought to prepare for "bad press" events such as this. All that said, give the full interview a read over on PC Gamer and decide for yourself: https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-president-clarifies-decision-to-ban-hearthstone-player-and-two-casters-over-hong-kong-controversy


Image credit to Polygon

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD REVIEW ROUNDUP

The reviews are in before Pokemon Sword and Shield hits stores this Friday. Overall, if you're a huge Pokemon fan, things are looking pretty good. Larger outlets are claiming that while this installment of the Pokemon franchise doesn't innovate as much as they hoped it would, it is still a lot of fun and vastly expands our options for future Pokemon titles. Polygon:  https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/11/13/20961309/pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield-review-nintendo-switch-nov-15-release-date IGN:  https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/13/pokemon-sword-and-shield-review Kotaku:  https://kotaku.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-the-kotaku-review-1839812633 GameSpot:  https://youtu.be/KDA0cJKvrsw GameXplain:  https://youtu.be/iYyFpKtsvWI Reddit review thread:  https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/dvs74l/pok%C3%A9mon_sword_pok%C3%A9mon_shield_review_thread Image credit to Techgarage.

DIABLO III PATCH 2.6.7 NOW LIVE

Patch 2.6.7 is now live for all to play; however, the bad news is that season 19 has yet to start. That said, rumor has it that we should be able to jump into season 19 on either November 15th or November 22nd. Updated patch notes:  https://us.diablo3.com/en/blog/23220967/patch-267-now-live-11-12-2019#Seasons Image credit to Judgehype.com.

IMPRESSIONS OF THE MANDALORIAN AND ITS ARTWORK (SPOILERS)

The first episode of The Mandalorian has been out for around 24 hours now and we have to say it was amazing! Not only does it perfectly capture why a lot of people fell in love with Star Wars in the first place, but it takes certain story line elements of the franchise in great new directions. Yes, (in typical Star Wars fashion) there were a couple of awkward moments, but overall this new series BLOWS The Last Jedi out of the water and sets a new standard for what all future Star Wars movies and series should aspire to be. Also, If you saw the end credits artwork and thought "I need that," then search no more. Below is a link to where you can download them all: https://imgur.com/a/NCpEVv6   Image credit to Disney.