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.
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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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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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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Last Sunday, Hong Kong Hearthstone player Ng "blitzchung" Wai Chung caused quite the stir. As reported by Inven Global, Blitzchung appeared on the official Hearthstone Taiwan stream after his Grandmas
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An unexpected turn of events during the last weekend of Hearthstone Grandmasters' regular season. After finishing his match, Hong Kong player Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai appeared on the official Taiwane
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