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I think you're misreading that article. There is no question that suspending Blitzchung and stripping him of his prize money was done by Blizzard, not NetEase.
by sharkjacobs 7y ago
I think you're misreading that article. There is no question that suspending Blitzchung and stripping him of his prize money was done by Blizzard, not NetEase.
The Chinese social media statement was from NetEase, and Blizzard may or may not have had any say in that.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoThe NetEase statement details what the punishment will be. (It is explicitly set in the future.) I'm quite willing to believe that NetEase made that statement only after discussing the punishment with Blizzard, or hearing an official public statement from Blizzard, or some such. But (and again, I am not informed on the topic) I'd also be willing to believe otherwise.
- ggggtez 7y agoBlizzard presumably has control of their own checkbook. They didn't just ban him from playing in China. Some of the tournaments he participated in were in other countries, like Singapore. To suggest that China should be able to cause a US company to ban a player from playing in Singapore... it's silly. Does Blizzard run it's own company or is it run by the Chinese Government?