Blizzard bans competitor who made political statement about Hong Kong

[krooton]

Surprised this hasn't pick up here yet

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...h-escalates-following-hong-kong-supporter-ban

Blizzard is facing increasing backlash following its decision to exclude Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wai from professional Hearthstone competitions for showing his support to the Hong Kong protests.

In a video interview he gave after a win during the Hearthstone Grandmasters, Ng Wai shouted: "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!" Blizzard consequently decided to remove the player from the event, cancel his prizing and ban him from official competitions for a year.

That is quite the heavy-handed approach, which certainly smacks of them aiming to keep their far east overlords (cash-cows?) appeased.

The backlash is real though, and to think Blizzard was one of the darlings of the gaming world.