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