Hong Kong Protests: Blizzard Bans Further Hearthstone Players
After the AU Hearthstone team supported Hong Kong protests in an official stream stream, Blizzard decided to impose a six-month suspension penalty on the players.
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Julia Dragovic
October 17, 2019
Fresh Graphics From Warcraft 3 Reforged; It's Almost Perfect
New campaign shots, character portraits, loading screens, battlefield backgrounds and menu screenshots from the beta version - all published on Wowhead by Blizzard's employee Anshlun. Warcraft III Reforged will look worthy, but Blizzard has once again made a mistake.
video games
October 14, 2019
Blizzard Removes Mei Figure From its Store
Blizzard removed Mei figure from its store. Players suspect that the reason for getting rid of this Overwatch character is the fact that she has become one of the symbols of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
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Jakub Mirowski
October 14, 2019
Blitzchung Thanks Blizzard in Official Statement
The end of the tension between Blizzard and Blitzchung. The player posted a personal statement on Twitter in which he admitted that he understands his error and thanked the company for the reduction of his suspension and returning of his prize.
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Konrad Serafinski
October 13, 2019
Blizzard Returns Blitzchung's Prize
It's been a nightmare week for Blizzard. The company banned a tournament winner, prevented user account deletion, to mention just a few mishaps. J. Allen Brack, company's CEO decided to speak. In a long press release, he announced that he would reduce the penalty for Blitzchung and pay him his tournament prize.
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Konrad Serafinski
October 12, 2019
Corruption and Collapse of Values - ex-Blizzard Employee on Chinese Influence
Mark Kern, former Team Lead at Blizzard Entertainment, responded on Twitter to the high-profile Hong Kong protest scandal. In his opinion, the company is acting against its own values. The developer also quotes several stories that illustrate the extent of influence and methods of Chinese companies in the gaming industry.
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Bart Swiatek
October 11, 2019
Blizzard Prevents Users From Deleting Accounts After Hong Kong Affair?
Blizzard scores another PR blow right after the Chung „Blitzchung” Ng Wai affair at the Hearthstone Tournament in Hong Kong. According to reports, Blizzard accounts have become much more difficult and often impossible to remove. The studio is suspected of intervening and actively blocking the possibility of saying goodbye to the account.
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October 10, 2019
Tim Sweeney: „Epic Will not Punish Fortnite Players for Talking Politics”
Tim Sweeney from Epic Games referred to the controversy surrounding the suspension of Chung „blitzchung” Ng Wai by Blizzard for a political statement during a Hearthstone tournament. The CEO assured that he would not allow Fortnite players to be punished for their political statements.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 9, 2019
Community Stands With Blitzchung, Blizzard in Memes and Comments
After the penalty imposed by Blizzard on Blitzchung for publicly supporting protests in Hong Kong, savage flak of comments and criticisms hits the company from numerous sides. The community is calling for a boycott. The publisher's employees also reacted, and the player himself briefly referred to the penalty.
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Julia Dragovic
October 9, 2019
New Races in World of Warcraft - Blizzard Announces Patch 8.3
Blizzard presented Visions of N'zoth, another update for World of Warcraft. Patch 8.3 will introduce new races, improved auction house and many attractions related to the eponymous Old God.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 8, 2019
Blizzard Punishes Gamer for Supporting Hong Kong Protests
Chung „blitzchung” Ng Wai supported the protests in Hong Kong in a recent in an interview after winning Hearthstone Grandmasters. Blizzard quickly removed Twitch streams and imposed severe penalties on the gamer - including a one-year suspension.
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Julia Dragovic
October 8, 2019
WoW Classic - Dire Maul and Honor System Coming Later This Year
Ion Hazzikostas, the director of World of Warcraft Classic, said in an interview for PCGamer that this year the servers will enter the so-called second phase, during which players will receive new content.
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Bart Swiatek
October 4, 2019
Blizzard Entertainment Once Again Assures That It Loves the PC
J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment, reaffirmed that his company does not intend to abandon the PC market. PC remains a key platform for the developer.
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Bart Swiatek
October 3, 2019
World of Warcraft - Patch 8.2.5 Launches With New Cinematic
In the latest WoW update, players have the opportunity to learn more about the history of the Horde and the Aliance in new story quests. There is also a new cinematic and several endings of the events presented in patch 8.2.5. Caution: message contains spoilers.
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Paul Wozniak
September 25, 2019
WoW Classic - Perpetrator of Recent DDoS Attacks Arrested
Blizzard informed about the arrest of a person suspected of having launched DDoS attacks on the company's servers. The problems affected both World of Warcraft Classic and Overwatch players.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 20, 2019
Overwatch - Bastion Gets a LEGO-inspired Skin
Blizzard Entertainment organized Bastion's Brick Challenge event in Overwatch, where you can win a new skin inspired by LEGO blocks.
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Adrian Werner
September 18, 2019
WoW Classic Players Banned for Exploiting a Bug
Players who have used an exploit that allows them to beat the same boss several times without going through the entire raid in World of Warcraft: Classic can expect a temporary ban and having the items they have gained through fraud confiscated.
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Bart Swiatek
September 17, 2019
Overwatch on Nintendo Switch Officially Announced
Nintendo has officially announced the Switch version of the online shooter Overwatch. Blizzard's game will be released on the mobile console on October 15, this year.
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Milosz Szubert
September 5, 2019
WoW: Classic - Blizzard Enables Free Character Transfers
Blizzard tries different ways to deal with the queues for the most popular World of Warcraft: Classic servers. Another idea is to provide free character transfers.
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Barth Faryna
September 4, 2019
WoW Classic - First Player Reaches Level 60, Makes Celebration Parade
Streamer JokerdTV was the first to reach the level 60 in World of Warcraft Classic. He needed three days for that. The event was celebrated with a ceremonial parade of players.
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Milosz Szubert
September 2, 2019