{"id":8617,"date":"2019-10-16T00:09:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T19:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/blizzard-cancels-overwatch-nintendo-switch-event-at-hong-kong-flap\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T00:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T19:09:38","slug":"blizzard-cancels-overwatch-nintendo-switch-event-at-hong-kong-flap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2019\/10\/16\/blizzard-cancels-overwatch-nintendo-switch-event-at-hong-kong-flap\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Nintendo Switch Event at Hong Kong Flap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dt-post-content\">\n<p>Blizzard canceled the Overwatch event, which will be held in New York City on Wednesday&#39;s controversy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> above <\/span>Treatment of the Hearthstone Tournament Player, who publicly sponsored Hong Kong protesters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo tweeted Tuesday night that Nintendo Co.&#39;s Rockefeller Center store event wasn&#39;t on schedule and apologizes for the inconvenience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The event was planned to coincide with the launch of the Overwatch Legendary Edition on the Nintendo Switch, with the opportunity for attendees to meet their voice actors in the game. Blizzard is a developer and publisher of the following popular games: <em>Overwatch<\/em>, <em>World of warcraft<\/em>,<em> Diablo<\/em>, <em>hearthstone<\/em>, And more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The previously announced Overwatch launch event, scheduled for Wednesday 10\/16 at NintendoNYC, was canceled by Blizzard. We apologize for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo york (@nintendonyc) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoNYC\/status\/1183940424467173378?ref_src=twsrc{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5}5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15 Oct 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After winning the match<em> hearthstone<\/em> Chung Master Competition, Chung \u201cPlatz Chung\u201d Y&#39;Ye expressed support for Hong Kong protesters in an after-game interview. Subsequently, Blizzard removed him from the competition, withdrew his prize and beat him with a one-year suspension at all Hearthstone events.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-dt-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Blizzard-Cancels-Overwatch-Nintendo-Switch-Event-at-Hong-Kong-Flap.jpg\" onerror=\"dti_load_error(this)\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2340488 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-pending\" alt=\"Overwatch\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Blizzard later broke silence in response to Blitz Chung, shortened suspension to six months and returned the winning amount of the tournament. The company has his temporary ban decision <em>hearthstone<\/em> This is because the tournament violated the rules for focusing electronic sporting events on the game, not the content of the message.<\/p>\n<p>J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment, said, \u201cWe have rules that allow us to focus on games and tournaments for the benefit of the global audience. Official statement of the company. &quot;In the future, we will continue to apply the rules of the tournament so that the official broadcast will continue to focus on the game and not be a platform for fragmented social or political views.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Blizzard&#39;s explanation, the global gaming community is criticizing the company, and some seemed to have achieved the sole purpose of acquiring China, some completely boycotted.<\/p>\n<p>In the last few months, protesters have turned to the streets of Hong Kong in opposition to legislation that would allow the extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China. The protests have now grown to include broader democratic reform.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Trends contacted Blizzard and Nintendo to comment on the cancellation of the event, and after hearing this news, we will update this story.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h-editors-recs-title\">\n<p>\t\t\tEditors&#39; Picks\t\t<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span id=\"publisher-md\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"url\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.dtcn.com\/dt\/dt-logo-small.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"0\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"0\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Digital Trends\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/icdn2.digitaltrends.com\/image\/digitaltrends\/overwatch-ashe-2.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/pre>\n<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard canceled the Overwatch event, which will be held in New York City on Wednesday&#39;s controversy. above Treatment of the Hearthstone Tournament Player, who publicly sponsored Hong Kong protesters. Nintendo tweeted Tuesday night that Nintendo Co.&#39;s Rockefeller Center store event wasn&#39;t on schedule and apologizes for the inconvenience. 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