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The Chinese version of the Blizzard statement was different: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/10/verified-chinese-blizzard-account-doubles-down-on-political
by kmonsen 7y ago
The Chinese version of the Blizzard statement was different:
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...
It included we will defend the honor of the nation, making it clear exactly what he did wrong.
- belltaco 7y agoPosted not by Blizzard but by Net-Ease, a Chinese company that isn't owned by Blizzard.
- detaro 7y agoAt the same time posted by a company officially representing Blizzard, unchallenged by Blizzard, and thus attributed to their brand.
- magashna 7y ago> NetEase also partners with Blizzard Entertainment to operate local versions of Warcraft III, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, StarCraft II, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Overwatch in China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetEase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetEase
- belltaco 7y agoThey aren't owned by Blizzard.
- magashna 7y agoI'd imagine a licensee, hosting nearly all their games, has much more responsibility in their public statements compared to Blitzchung
- EpicEng 7y agoI don't own the law firm I use to defend myself in court, but I do pay them to act on my behalf. Blizzard has also not done anything to backpedal on that statement. Honestly, how many mental hoops did you have to jump through to convince yourself that Blizzard doesn't endorse what NetEase said?
- stale2002 7y agoThey officially represent blizzard. If blizzard thinks that they said something wrong, then the burden is on blizzard to correct the matter.
- ryanlol 7y agoIf belltacos lawyer makes a statement “belltaco supports child rape”, should we assume that belltaco is a nice guy just because he outsourced the vile statement?