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Blizzard will return prize money to Hong Kong esports player - briefly|
| (hx) 05:50 PM CEST - Oct,13 2019 | Video game behemoth Activision Blizzard is returning prize money and reducing its ban on a Hong Kong-based pro esports player who made political comments on air after a win. The company, which faced international backlash for its initial decision, says it "reacted too quickly" when it slapped a one-year ban on Ng Wai Chung, known under the stagename Blitzchung, and rescinded thousands of dollars in winnings after the gamer shouted a pro-democracy slogan at the Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament last weekend. The backpedaling comes after there were threats by major players to boycott the business, prompting the hashtag #BoycottBlizzard to trend worldwide. There were also reports of various forms of protest by Blizzard employees, including a staged walkout at the company's campus in Irvine, Calif., and company signs saying "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" being covered up.
The company said that it will reduce Ng's suspension to six months from a year, and return lost prize money. Ng told CNN Business it is about $10,000 in winnings.
"We've had a chance to pause, to listen to our community, and to reflect on what we could have done better. In hindsight, our process wasn't adequate, and we reacted too quickly," J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment, wrote in a statement published Friday.
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last 10 comments: | gx-x | (02:59 AM CEST - Oct,14 2019 ) | yeah, community (of pro players) told you they wont play unless you do what you did, you caved to their bluff, you are nothing to me Blizzard. Nothing. I hope everyone starts peddling their individual political agendas and turn your e-sport events into cringe fest.
You made your bed, but hey, at least you didn't side with the China's "democracy" with this one. |
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