Last fall, the company Blizzard ended up in the center very big scandal. He was provoked by a player saying under a nickname Blitzchung, which he allowed himself to do as part of the Asian tournament on the popular card game Hearthstone. The young progamer during the live broadcast of the match shouted out the phrase “Free Hong Kong! The revolution of our century!“Citing Hong Kong protests against relations with China, which caused an instant reaction from the organizers, which first removed the gamer from ongoing and future events, and then completely deprived him of prize money. However, a few days later, under pressure from both fans and various partners and investors, Blizzard issued a statement where she decided soften your decision regarding Blitzchung.
Today, the negative noise around the American company has subsided, including thanks to freshly announced and hotly anticipated projects, such as Diablo iv and Overwatch 2. Moreover, as it turned out, myself Blitzchung doesn’t regret about his deed, about which he personally spoke in an interview with a YouTube channel host People make games.
“Large protests [в Гонконге] usually take place at the weekend. And when so many people out there are fighting for their rights, and I just sit and play a game at some tournament … I was immediately overcome by the feeling that I had to do something. It’s not easy to ignore what’s happening, “Blitzchung explained his motivation.
Moreover, the gamer admitted that if he could return to the past and not make any political statements, he would still do exactly what he did last fall.
“I would do it anyway. Such actions must be done. I had to do this“continues Blitzchung.
What is curious Blitzchung does not hold evil on Blizzard and even considers six months suspension to be honest punishment. The only thing that disappointed the esportsman was the company’s decision regarding the broadcasting leaders, who also came under penalties. In general, he believes that Blizzard did not work well, which caused anger in the community. One could do everything more accurately. But partly he understands the company.
The fact that after what happened, Blizzard representatives made no attempt to contact Blitzchung to apologize or agree on a mutual settlement of the conflict. But judging by the gamer, he does not need such attention from the company.
“I’m not interested in this. Sometimes actions speak much more than words,” concluded Blitzchung.
Now Blizzard is actively working immediately on the shooter Overwatch 2 and the role-playing game Diablo IV, the release dates of projects are not called.
Read our preview of Diablo IV here..
See also: No inclusion – more than a quarter of developers have not taken steps towards racial and gender diversity within their teams.
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