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They reversed that decision already, and halved the amount of time of the suspensions. It's not good enough when combined with denying any wrongdoing in the or

They reversed that decision already, and halved the amount of time of the suspensions. It's not good enough when combined with denying any wrongdoing in the original decision, though, and when Blizzard's own Chinese version of its apology for Blitzchung's speech included a phrase that translates something like "We will protect the national dignity [of China]". -- https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/10/verified-chinese-blizzard-account-doubles-down-on-political-policy https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/10/verified-chinese-bli...

dtn 7y ago
NetEase, their regional publisher, made that statement. It was also posted before the controversy started.
- nightcracker 7y ago
  Blizzard has not chosen to condemn, distance itself from or otherwise comment on that statement, despite it being made in their name. They are obviously aware it exists and how many people are outraged at it. Therefore the only logical conclusion is that they endorse it.
- cjbprime 7y ago
  Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China.
  - alasdair_ 7y ago
    >Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China. It effectively IS Blizzard China. NetEase run the servers for the games in China and handle all the IP messiness that comes with launching in that country. As an example: Amazon doesn't directly run AWS in China but instead has a partner firm that they work with but the brand is still AWS and the two are intimately tied together.
  - falcolas 7y ago
    Net-Ease is Blizzard China. All of Blizzard’s sales and marketing must occur in partnership with NetEase; there is no other voice for Blizzard in China.
    - belltaco 7y ago
      Net-Ease isn't Blizzard China, they are a partner, not a subsidiary. Net-Ease is not owned by Blizzard.
  - outworlder 7y ago
    > Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China There aren't really western companies in China. They may retain the use of the name, but they have to use existing "partners". It's not like you can just rent an office and staff it, unlike almost everywhere else – heck, you can't even have a website there if you don't have boots on the ground. In this case, they are as close to being 'Blizzard China' as they can possibly be.

dtn 7y ago

NetEase, their regional publisher, made that statement. It was also posted before the controversy started.

nightcracker 7y ago
Blizzard has not chosen to condemn, distance itself from or otherwise comment on that statement, despite it being made in their name. They are obviously aware it exists and how many people are outraged at it. Therefore the only logical conclusion is that they endorse it.
cjbprime 7y ago
Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China.
- alasdair_ 7y ago
  >Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China. It effectively IS Blizzard China. NetEase run the servers for the games in China and handle all the IP messiness that comes with launching in that country. As an example: Amazon doesn't directly run AWS in China but instead has a partner firm that they work with but the brand is still AWS and the two are intimately tied together.
- falcolas 7y ago
  Net-Ease is Blizzard China. All of Blizzard’s sales and marketing must occur in partnership with NetEase; there is no other voice for Blizzard in China.
  - belltaco 7y ago
    Net-Ease isn't Blizzard China, they are a partner, not a subsidiary. Net-Ease is not owned by Blizzard.
- outworlder 7y ago
  > Thanks, didn't know that, I'd thought it was Blizzard China There aren't really western companies in China. They may retain the use of the name, but they have to use existing "partners". It's not like you can just rent an office and staff it, unlike almost everywhere else – heck, you can't even have a website there if you don't have boots on the ground. In this case, they are as close to being 'Blizzard China' as they can possibly be.