Tag Archives: Hearthstone

Jeff Kaplan wants Blitzchung ban to be reduced or reverted

Jeff Kaplan, Game Director of Overwatch, wants the ban against Blitzchung to be reduced or even completely reverted. This became clear in an interview the Overwatch boss had with the Wahington Post. “I was relieved when they reduced his suspension,” Kaplan said. “And I think the suspension should be reduced …

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Blizzard bans College Hearthstone team for Hong Kong sign

Blizzard has banned a College Hearthstone team from competitive play for six months. The American University Hearthstone team was holding up a Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz sign during an official stream. This incident was a week ago, but Blizzard decided until now to wait with a fitting punishment. The …

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Chinese Blizzard/Netease Social Media Account takes China’s Side

You have probably not missed that Blizzard is under heavy fire since they banned a Hearthstone pro who supported the protesters in Hong Kong earlier this week live on stream. The English Blizzard social media accounts reacted mildly on the situation, saying they are still discussing what they want to …

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Fans boycot Blizzard after banning incident

    Fans are very angry with publisher Blizzard Entertainment after they banned professional Hearthstone player Ng Wai “blitzchung” Chung, after he expressed his support to the demonstrators in Hong Kong on stream during an official Blizzard interview. After that incident, #BoycottBlizzard went trending on social media. Check out some …

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