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October 30, 2019 06:10 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/AFMBrEsKRCo/blizzard-sponsor-bailed-after-free-hong-kong-gamer-ban
Blizzard Sponsor Bailed After 'Free Hong Kong' Gamer Ban
After gaming giant Activision Blizzard banned a pro gamer who expressed support for Hong Kong protesters, the company has taken heat on all sides. Players boycotted Blizzard games. Employees walked out of work. Lawmakers lambasted the company for caving to pressure from China. And Blizzard faced another problem it didn't reveal at the time: a sponsor pulled out of its pro gaming league amid the controversy. From a report: Two days after the company announced that it would ban Hong Kong-based professional Hearthstone player Chung Ng Wai, Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan ended its sponsorship of Blizzard's esports events, according to Erica Rasch, a spokesperson for Mitsubishi.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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