China makes it a criminal offence to publish deepfakes and fake news without disclosure
You know a technology is dangerous when even China doesn't want it used against its own citizens.
China is now imposing a strict curfew and spending restrictions on video games
The heavy-handed Chinese government may be focused on making covert moves towards reclaiming Hong Kong from the scourge of democracy, but between those brutal displays of power and telling the world that everyone had a fantastic time in Tiananmen Square between April and June 1989, China is also tackling video game addiction.
China has banned Pewdiepie because he, you guessed it, shared a meme mocking the country’s president
After speaking out in support of the Hong Kong protests and sharing a meme which compares president Xi Jinping with Winnie the Pooh, China's banned the infamous YouTuber
Blizzard cancels New York launch event for Overwatch on Switch, has yet to clarify why
Although I doubt it would take anyone too long to hazard a fairly accurate guess. Gather round children, it’s time for your daily update on what Blizzard has gone and done now. It seems like I’ve become the designated Blizzard reporter at Critical Hit, so I get to regale you with all the latest information coming out of the Internet’s …
Blizzard provides statement regarding the ongoing Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player
Following a week of mass outcries from fans and employees alike, Blizzard is reducing Blitzchung’s ban to six months and giving him back his prize money. In what continues to be the most surprising (yet at the same time unsurprising story) of the month so far, Blizzard has broken its silence on the controversial banning of professional Hearthstone player Chung …
Blizzard employees stage a walkout to protest banning of Pro-Hearthstone player Blitzchung
The group of disgruntled employees held their protest in the centre of Blizzard’s main campus plaza, clearly visible by the company’s executive officers.
In the wake of yesterday’s controversy, Blizzard fans are looking at boycotting the company
After banning and confiscating Hearthstone player Blitzchung’s competitive prize earnings following his statement of “Liberate Hong Kong”, Blizzard’s certainly in some hot water.
Blizzard bans Hearthstone grandmaster for Hong Kong supports, pulls prize winnings and kicks democracy in the teeth
This weekend past, Hong Kong Hearthstone pro Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai caused a storm of controversy when he appeared in a Hearthstone Grandmasters post-match interview, wearing a gas mask and goggles in defiance of the new law banning face masks in Hong Kong. In the stream, when he removed his mask, he shouted “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!." The stream has since been deleted from Blizzard’s Twitch channel - and Chung has been banned from play.
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