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Epic Games CEO supports freedom of speech despite Tencent's stake in company
On Wednesday morning, Tim Sweeney, the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Epic Games -- the creator of the global phenomenon, Fortnite -- took to his official Twitter account to let it be known that his company stands behind freedom of speech amid controversy taking place within the video game industry. All of this began on Sunday when professional Hearthstone player, Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung, dedicated his post-match interview live on Activision Blizzard's official Twitch broadcast to call for the liberation of Hong Kong amid political turmoil in China.
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Brian Kibler steps down from casting BlizzCon amid Blizzard's blitzchung handling
It was only a matter of time until an influencer within the Hearthstone community would issue a public statement regarding Activision Blizzard's recent decision to ban Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung for using his post-game interview to make a political statement calling for the liberation of Hong Kong amid political unrest out east. The first domino fell Wednesday morning when long-time caster, popular streamer, and community figure, Brian Kibler, shared a statement on his official website. Not one to shy away from speaking his mind or voicing his stances on politics, Kibler did not hold back his feelings as this one hits particularly close to home for him.
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"Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz" — Official Hearthstone Collegiate series ends with call to action
The turmoil surrounding Blitzchung's ban after he supported pro Hong Kong protests on stream has not gotten any quieter. As a matter of fact, another protest happened on an official Hearthstone stream
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[Worlds 2019] GAM Zeros: "Group B is a difficult group, but we can find a way to play against each team effectively."
VCS summer champion GAM Esports hasn't lost for a long time. Their last loss was back on July 28th, when they gave up a single set. Currently, they're on a 16-game winning streak including two 3-0
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[Worlds 2019] SPY Vizicsacsi on facing UOL: "I didn't want to be emotionally involved in the game too much."
In a post-match interview with Tamás "Vizicsacsi" Kiss, Laure "Bulii" Valée pressed the Splyce Top Laner about the team's narrow victory over UoL in a series that was predicted to be very one-sided.
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[Worlds 2019] Splyce Humanoid: "I think Fnatic and G2 can get really far. (...) I think they could win against any team."
The dust has settled in Berlin. For a few days. The Play-Ins have concluded and four teams now head to the League of Legends World Championship's group stage, where they'll be met by the twelve other
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[Worlds 2019] SPY Kobbe: "We're going to have to improve a lot if we're going to have a chance to make it out of the group stage."
The last team that made it through the 2019 LoL World Championship Play-ins was Splyce. Not many expected the game would be this close; Splyce defeated Unicorns of Love in an extremely close 3-2 match
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[Worlds 2019] Splyce battle out incredible Silver Scrapes victory and qualify for Groups
Playing through the first Silver Scrapes series of the tournament, Splyce continues their season and qualifies for the Worlds Group Stage alongside the rest of the Play-In Stage 1st seeds. It's an iconic match-up against former regional partners, the Unicorns of Love, that you don't want to miss. Here's the series breakdown.
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The 2019 World Championship song has been released.
At long last, Riot Games has released the official song for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. "Phoenix" was written, recorded, and produced by the League of Legends music team at Riot Games in tandem with Callin Russo and Chrissy Costanza.
