The students held up a sign reading 'Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz' during a livestream last week.
of professional Hearthstone player Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai for voicing support of pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong during a livestream. The decision was met with widespread criticism as many accused Blizzard of kowtowing to the Chinese government. Hearthstone and other Blizzard titles, such as, are extremely popular in China. Chinese conglomerate Tencent also owns a small stake in the company.
Last week, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack addressed the controversy in a statement, saying, "I want to be clear: our relationships in China had no influence on our decision." He also walked back Chung's suspension, which was initially a yearlong ban from competition and called for the forfeiture of his winnings, to a six-month block and the reinstatement of his prizes.
The banning of the three collegiate players is not the only controversy Blizzard has stirred this week. A planned event celebrating the company's launch ofThe company's annual convention, BlizzCon, is still scheduled to take place in early November in Anaheim.
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