Activision-Blizzard Backlash Over China Hong Kong Fiasco

Activision-Blizzard's decision to ban a professional Hearthstone player in Hong Kong for a year and making him relinquish $10,000 in prize money has resulted in a backlash against the company. Chung Ng Wai, aka "Blitzchung" online expressed support for Hong Kong activists resisting China's move to increase its control of Hong Kong. Gamers as well as current and former Blizzard employees have started a boycott against Blizzard over the incident. A disussion of how China has gained enormous influence and control over the Western video game industry.

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