“On the tail end of a controversy surrounding its publisher, Blizzard.“

He looks like Sideshow Bob’s trailer-trash cousin.

Actually it does help. With all the bullying China does concerning Hong Kong and Taiwan (and also Tibet and Xinjiang), all publicity helps, because to us here in Asia it seems people in the West have forgotten about how awful the Chinese regime is. I guess the money is good. Appeasement politics with a regime like…

I can’t imagine Nintendo is too happy with Blizzard right now. I’m sure canceling this event is better for them than potentially getting dragged into the mess or having a newsworthy moment at their store, but the wasted logistics, and having the launching of a Blizzard game on the Switch go from being potentially a…

Eh, they wouldn’t really last long once hundreds of thousands of workers manufacturing US consumer goods all lost their jobs at once. China has been expanding of late, which means their resources are stretched kinda thin for the foreseeable future. Massive civil dissent in the heart of their manufacturing cities is…

The great thing about these protests is that Blizz is fucked no matter what. They crack down on the protests and they’re fucked, they do nothing and they’re fucked and no matter what any media covering the event are going to make them look like idiots.  Any plans they had to stream the event to China are likely either…

Say whatever you want about the player, but penalizing the commentators is nothing short of collective/kin punishment. What in the actual fuck were they supposed to do?

Boy I can’t wait to see the craziness at Blizcon this year. It’s always nice when a major corporation unanimously gets called out like this. I just wish it would happen more often. 

There’s an argument to be made that the computer and cell phone are not needed for survival—but they are needed to compete and thrive in modern social settings, so I think they qualify.

Games are still a luxury. Some people might feel like they need them, but speaking as someone who’s been gaming for most of the…

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Indeed. What fucking bullshit. 

If BlizzCon is nothing but a field of Pooh Bear and Mei, I will spend my entire weekend watching the stream.

...I do not watch streams as a general rule (I’m old; I see nothing wrong with streams, they’re just not the kind of entertainment I am used to), but I will tune all the way in for something like that.

Then why did your social media team apologize to China first before any statement was given? OmegaLUL

Brack’s statement concerning Blitzchung’s statements “having had nothing to do with their decision” is about as full of shit as it gets. They absolutely kowtowed to China, and now they’re trying to reverse course amidst a firestorm of pushback.

Here’s the thing: corporations absolutely have the right to associate…

“I want to be clear: our relationships in China had no influence on our decision.We have these rules to keep the focus on the game and on the tournament to the benefit of a global audience, and that was the only consideration in the actions we took. If this had been the opposing viewpoint delivered in the same…

Ya I'm sure their relationship with china had nothing to do with it....I'm pretty skeptical and just don't quite believe their sincerity when they say that.

She had a chip on her shoulder about it, which is why she relished being called the youngest female billionaire. Her family came off in books and interviews as very shallow and status-obsessed; no surprise that’s what she became.

No, he really didn’t.

He’s Nolan North, who is best known for Nolan Northing his way through characters.

Now there’s a real hero. I picture him sailing off into the setting sun on “Donkey Kong”. RIP