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What's blizzard? Can't tell from the post.

• favorited 7y ago
  The video game company who made WoW, Starcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, etc. They recently banned a player and revoked his winnings for speaking out in support of the Hong Kong protests. https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/hong-kong-hearthstone-blitzchung-blizzard-ban-protest-remarks.html https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/hong-kong-hearthstone-b...
  • zwieback 7y ago
    Ah, thanks for the context.
• Nican 7y ago
  Blizzard is an old and famous game development company. Released big titles, such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft, and the game that is causing the controversy: Hearthstone.
  • mike00632 7y ago
    Overwatch too
• wil421 7y ago
  It’s the first result on google. In fact it’s not even a result it has its own special box below the search bar.
• jandrese 7y ago
  Poor Dairy Queen PR people trying to figure out the reason for the sudden influx of hate.
  • autoexec 7y ago
    This could be a good opportunity for them. "Come in and get a Blizzard that won't punish you for your personal political opinions!"
• archgoon 7y ago
  There's been several front page news articles on HN about this. A handy guide. The original issue: "Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21190265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21190265 Follow ups: "Fallout from Blizzard Hong Kong Incident" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21204172 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21204172 "Gamers propose punishing Blizzard by flooding it with GDPR requests" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21199701 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21199701 "After Hearthstone player’s ban, Blizzard is in hot water with lawmakers" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21197991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21197991 "Overwatch's Mei Is Becoming a Symbol of the Hong Kong Resistance" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21203226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21203226