Blizzard Pisses Off Fans With Empty Apology, Protesters Make Stand At BlizzCon 2019

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[@Waff1es]

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[@rociosilverroot2261]

I also found it hilarious that they wanted to keep the games all about games and not politics and in so doing, made the game all about politics. 🤣

[@ryuuotaku35]

YongYea Good morning. Have a great day.

[@benchillwell7498]

YOUNG YEA ,you gatta admit man DEATHSTRANDING SUCKS. I played 3 hours of it on sunday and I was like kojima is no longer trying to make games I think it was as if he's trying to make a portfolio for Hollywood to recruit him in being a movie director. Gameplay every one will be disappointed Mark my words

[@Robertganca]

What program do you use to highlight the things you highlight to talk about and quote?

[@cubicpsychotic5616]

"People from 59 countries came to Blizzcon" It was actually 60, but they can't formally acknowledge Taiwan as a country if they want to sell their games in China

[@wiilov]

DAYUM

[@apophisgaming4964]

Holy shit. Blizzard: Applies 15 burn heals.

[@NattaTRAINS]

Taiwan is the true china. The legitimite country that kept the culture and the ancient traditions that the ccp tried to kill for communism.

[@JunyanPan]

Taiwan is not a country.

[@frisianesc6905]

Good remark

[@MillywiggZ]

Blizzard: “I’m sorry.” Streamers: “Oh, cheers. It took a lot of courage for...” Blizzard: “Actually! I was talking to China.”

[@SNSTR]

You think you but you dont

[@conanmcclanahan1069]

Solid Gold comment!

[@santisomchay1978]

What a twist!lol

[@grein545]

But China has nothing to do with this according to Bluzzard

[@Kurpshitsuji]

China: "You did great Blizzard. I'm proud of you"

[@CrypticMantisTX55]

"Are you sorry about what happened?" "Yes very sorry." "Did it have anything to do with China?" "Nope not at all." "So you'll reverse the punishment then?" "Whoa hold on now, let's not get carried away here."

[@ItachiKai]

Yeah! It doesnt matter that Blitzchung violated a contract! Let's just let him do whatever he wants! Moral matters of the protest aside, a contact is a contract. Corporations have a right to not want to be involved in political controversy, and Blitzchung took that neutrality away from Blizzard despite signing a contract agreeing not to be political on official blizzard broadcasts.

[@CrypticMantisTX55]

@@ItachiKai Good point. There is a good chance that is exactly what Blizzard is thinking. And if that's the case, it further illustrates that their apology is not sincere, and just a trick to get people off of their back. Thank you for pointing out their dishonesty.

[@ItachiKai]

@@CrypticMantisTX55 It's not dishonesty. Are you aware that corporations that are publicly traded are actually LEGALLY OBLIGATED to act in the best financial interest of the corporation? Like... if they do not, then the Executives will be held financially accountable to the shareholders for the loss? Did you know that? Do you know what the numbers are for those profits that would be lost if China branded Blizzard as a no-go corporation in China? Billions. Now what human is going to put themselves in the situation that they owe their shareholders billions because they didn't punish someone that signed a contract agreeing not to put them in that situation in the first place? The problem is that a bunch of snowflakes are bitching about a topic they barely understand. There are layers upon layers of complexities to this situation, and Blizzard is REQUIRED by LAW to act in the best interest of the company. All there is to it. Stop expecting companies to act as a beacon of light. Corporations want money. No fucking surprise. Blizzard is not some big bad guy. They're just a company who was forced into an impossible situation by some guy who wanted to break some rules. And for what? Publicity? Is anyone supporting Hong Kong now that wasn't already? What did he accomplish? Nothing. Be fucking realistic. Is the situation in Hong Kong horrible? Yeah. What the fuck is Blizzard going to do about it?

[@CrypticMantisTX55]

@@ItachiKai "not dishonesty" Hm, hold on now, so does it have to do with China or not? Blizzard claims it had nothing to with China, rather it had to do with derailing a livestream. But you are saying if they didn't punish Blitzchung, it would jeopardize profits coming from China. Someone in this scenario is not being honest. And yeah, I hate snowflakes too, like those damn Blizzard employees protesting their own company. Snowflakes, I say! Plus congresspeople in both parties. Snowflakes.

[@ItachiKai]

@NoU I'm saying they didn't lie. And then saying that what they did was okay. They apologized, and clarified what they apologized for. Not sure what the difficulty in comprehending that is for you.

[@juliangonzalez5666]

Blizzard: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”

[@thuna_2825]

"I did not have economic relations with the commies"

[@ancientlaserrifle1496]

does that mean, that we will have an impeachment agaist blizzard which is going nowhere?

[@TKUltra971]

Here's a better one. Blizzard: "No quid pro quo with China!"

[@noahboah9449]

Blizzard: “I did not have sexual relations with that country.”

[@Avigorus]

"I did not have sexual relations with my Chinese sugardaddies"

[@h3nder]

Blizzard last year: "Don't you guys have phones? " Blizzard this year: "Don't you guys like dictatorships?"

[@Mystra]

What's next year, I think something like this "Don't you guys like macrotransactions?" "Don't you guys have subscriptions?" "Don't you guys have books?" (the last one refers to how we have to buy books to know the story in the game, it's stupid)

[@c2h7rt]

@@Mystra "Don't you guys have money?" "why you complain about nonsense dlc's and micro-transactions?" "why you complain about paying a full game that in reality its only a piece of a game and you have to spend more money to obtain the rest of it?" This is what companies this days do. ...and its said that piracy is bad...

[@Mystra]

@@c2h7rt These companies are what created piracy so yeah

[@h3nder]

@小熊维尼 Because Blizard supports a dictatorship.

[@omnibussy]

P MUCH

[@Synthia17]

Blizzard: "We're huge believers in free speech" Also Blizzard: Disables comments

[@kooken58]

They also forced an employee to take down a tweet defending Blitzchung. So much for the "free speech on their social channels."

[@VanTesla]

@@kooken58 Which is more messed up when you see the head of Blizzard lie in a article saying they don't do that and allow employees to have opinions online... He did this prior to the event stage. That shows his actions are directly against what he has said. So no one should trust a word coming from his mouth as he lied multiple times already.

[@crimson2knight]

Blizzard thinking your free speech should remain a free speech as long as no one can read or hear it, so basically free thoughts

[@anttheknee1372]

Hi

[@thefool8224]

@@VanTesla . at this point i just treat them the same way as politicians. i ignore everything they say and judge them by their actions

[@HeyLookImGerman]

Blizzard: We're so.... Chinese overlords: *coughs* Blizzard: glad video games bring people together!

[@DuoSpear]

Grommash: We will never be slaves! Sylvanas: I will set us all...free! Blizzard: (Chained to China)

[@ethanwang1095]

Why do you people think you all have a say in Chinese politics? Do chinese have a say in US politics? Can chinese support neonazi in US?

[@HeyLookImGerman]

@@ethanwang1095 Freedom of speech.

[@returnofbeaux]

@@ethanwang1095 This is more like corporate politics of an international company originated and based in North America.

[@normahmansoor2888]

Ethan Wang what do you mean "why"? it's a company censoring someone for voicing against an authoritarian government. this is literal speech censorship. something that as whole is a huge no no. this is the aquivalent of someone living in North Korea, defected and wanted to raise people's awareness for the harsh tyrantic government. only for some ignorant fucker to come up to you and say "why do we have to care about your political stances? do you care about American politics?"

[@J_Themborn]

Remember at South Park "we sorry" skit? That's really applicable now.

[@tokiwartooth4404]

I swear I saw a meme video on YT comparing the Overwatch Jeff guy to that South Park piece.

[@destroyahx908]

@Lil 2011 Those were Japanese, not Chinese. They were trying to take Pearl Harbor again.

[@Crim_Zen]

@Lil 2011 Pretty sure they were talking about the BP oil spill episodes.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

The jokes are funny, because they reference real things, but I still can't believe how cartoony people actually act in real life.

[@damascusraven]

"Our pro players are free to say whatever they want in their social media" Jayne was forced to take down a tweet criticizing Blizzard's censorship.

[@chilwil07]

damascusraven was that by blizzard or by the organization sponsoring him and his team?

[@tristan15ish]

XQC getting fined 50k and fired for using global emotes XDD

[@DavidAvila-zt8fh]

"You guys are free to express yourselfs however you want, just as we are free to censor you as much as our power will allow. People are mad? Sorry, we didn't intend to get caught!"

[@JohnSkene12]

"You guys are free to express yourselves...as long as we allow it, that is."

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

LMAO

[@dominicscreativefilms]

The people: “Are you sorry for what you’ve done?” Blizzard: “We’re sorry we got caught.”

[@mesothelimoa341]

Aka, the Politicians apology.

[@KasperRAa]

AKA, me when I screw other people over.

[@setsers1]

LMFAO

[@angelicus-9307]

Blizzard - "We support free speech" Also Blizzard - inactivates comments on youtube

[@_V.Va_]

Wouldn't "disable comments" be better...?

[@angelicus-9307]

@@_V.Va_ true, but doesnt make it less correct :P

[@tokiwartooth4404]

When did that happen? Exact date known?

[@ronnibech3376]

@@tokiwartooth4404 during their live broadcast from blizzcon 2019 if i remember correct.

[@CMONCMON007]

I remember they did that with the Diablo Immortal trailer clip on youtube last year. Deleting negative comments of peoples dislike for the game

[@An_Average_Idiot]

Blizzard: "We support free speech as long as it isn't through public channels!" Also Blizzard: _Wears an LGBT tag during public speech_ Still Blizzard: *Forces coach to take down statement of support on social media* Edited Blizzard: *_Tries to brush it under the rug_* Wait! Blizzard, if you keep digging the hole, you might as well as be in China now! Oh wait....

[@hotchowder]

The dude looks like he's "transitioning", what do you expect?

[@HWJASURY]

It's as if people who like to preach morals have none themselves and are just trying to look good to the public eye.

[@darkgerraint9405]

>support china >support lgbt+ Wait what? That's like praising Gorbachev and Nixon during the cold war at the same time. Chinese hates lgbt+ lmao

[@ChronicNOTAG]

@@darkgerraint9405 Chinese also hates black people. Look up the new Star Wars posters and the Black Panther poster. Funny times.

[@robertpaulson2467]

@@darkgerraint9405 I bet if you paid Blizzard a billion dollars to put Nazi propaganda in their games and have them change their logo to the swastika they'd do it in a heartbeat.

[@matthewlucas4142]

To be fair people are technically “brought together” when they’re rounded into re-education camps

[@shelbyramin1376]

He's not wrong.....

[@r.t.1077]

Matthew Lucas Smh they’re concentration camps at this point

[@-ZH]

Matthew Lucas But for now, we are brought together to fight against them

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

What exactly does re-education entail? something tells me its not like going back to school and involves torture, rape, public executions, and god knows what else.

[@ivog443]

@Tucsoncoyote 2019 my body is ready ** Turns on Faux News**

[@pheaton6]

Blizzard: “We’re sorry for what we did.” Everyone: “Ok and what did you do?” Blizzard: “We’re sorry and we will do better in the future.” Everyone: “Uhhh ok well what are you gunna do about it?” Blizzard: “Look! Diablo 4!”

[@culturedbrother]

And that is why i think they even showed Diablo 4 in the first place despite the release being "way off" (according to Barriga and that could mean 5-6 years). Diablo 4 was just there to distract people and nothing else.

[@WitchDoctor87]

Only at the end people cheered at the end for D4 and completely let go of the whole thing. People could careless when it doesnt affect them.

[@jpoy21]

Well said.

[@GraHaz]

@@culturedbrotherafter last year if they hadn't announced D4 there'd be a real riot, regardless of the Blitzchung situation

[@culturedbrother]

@@GraHaz Sure but the fact that they started with Diablo 4 immediately after that non-apology cant be a coincidence. I dont know if the reveal of Overwatch 1.5 is more important than the one for D4 (especially because of last year). On the other hand i dont know if the riot would've happened since the audience was basically dead even during the reveal and panel despite of what happened last year. Almost nobody cared for D4 at that point (or any other game), at least so it seemed. I think that all of this was tactical to just shut the gamers up..............which didnt really work since we got a new red shirt guy during WoW panel.

[@rixille]

Corporate speak: Say a whole lot of things without actually saying anything.

[@rixille]

@@gale3509 Yes Politicians do it as well.

[@electronresonator8882]

that is a real world skill, and as you can see, they got paid a lot for that....so if coding is not your thing, you should master this skill instead

[@rixille]

@@electronresonator8882 You should try to master the skill of using memes that are not dead.

[@DivineHyperion]

Takes a lot of work to bullshit.

[@kirbyofthestars2269]

"Our goal is to unite people of all backgrounds." *Unites Democrats and Republicans*

[@justapairofnuts]

Benjamin Peterson honestly. Nothing pisses off every American more than censoring 1st Amendment rights.

[@ahettinger525]

@@justapairofnuts This has nothing to do with 1A. I mean, screw Blizzard and all but 1A does not apply to companies. It doesn't apply to censorship by google, facebook, twitter, or even Blizzard/Activison. That said, it doesn't mean we should stand by their support of suppressive regimes, so protest away; better yet boycott! Hit 'em in the wallet!

[@1100728]

That's a good one

[@ethanedwards3357]

@veracsthane I find your actions unnecessary.

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

@@ahettinger525 It applies to politics, which the HK situation is. Blizzard dampening a person's freedom of speech (even if they're not in the same country as us) gets every red-blooded American fired up. Plus nobody likes China. Except the Chinese.

[@aldyn1647]

"Our pro players are free to say whatever they want in their social media" A pro player literally got fined $1000 for tweeting a picture of Pepe the frog because Blizzard thinks Pepe is a hate symbol.

[@jslaughter95]

It's not just blizzard who thinks it is, its all of the hardcore leftists

[@twirox1662]

Yikes

[@arifhossain9751]

4chan's influence is fucking scary dude.

[@commandante6709]

Well, when literal neo nazis use it... Doesn't that make it an APPROPRIATED hate symbol, like the confederate flag?

[@heretichunter1256]

@@hongquanpham4242 that's a tough situation.

[@Lethaltail]

"We're huge believers in free speech, and we're huge believers in free expression, but..." -J. Allen Brack

[@NewNecro]

"..chinese profit margins are more tangible than the image and trust we've built over the years in the videogame industry."

[@linkkicksu]

It's a non-apology, a very common tactic of narcissists

[@williammoore1030]

Even when I make my child apologize I first make him acknowledge what it is he is apologizing for.

[@_V.Va_]

Even a child isn't too scared to say what they're sorry about.

[@TheTraveler980]

@@_V.Va_ Well... usually. Some children typically are more petty than others.

[@moisesmontecillo7570]

and then you beat them with the chancla;) you the man daddy-o

[@MadDoofer]

@william Moore Exactly! It's important for any child to understand why/what they're apologizing for Otherwise how would they ever learn what was wrong and/or the problem

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Also note what he did wrong and why, but thats same i guess

[@Chirpysemperboy]

"We're sorry. We support free speech." Me: You sit on a throne of LIES.

[@Mercurio2435]

You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Blizzard.

[@zachk5249]

Solid reference

[@harmansingh95100]

Nathan R oh man. You just hit me with my childhood

[@needlewind9053]

Thief : I'm sorry for stealing your car. Me : Ok, can I have it back though ? Thief : no. Apologies mean nothing if you don't acknowledge your mistake or try to fix it.

[@theblackbaron4119]

Yeah just grab the rudder and steer around the problem right into the nicely placed sharp rocks near the center. Blizzard could have shown that they have the balls to not get fucked in the ass by Whinie the Pooh. They preferred to "play it safe" while they thought that this is sufficient. So everyone goes back to buying their shitty skins in overwatch and laugh at Bethesda.

[@MyRickyjoe]

Asmongold and the rest of the influencers just want an excuse to go back to supporting murder.

[@nicoh4622]

lol, exactly this

[@thatpersonineverycommentse2195]

"I need to apolgize to my fans" dm: roll *rolls nat 1* blizzard:

[@slow_dancer45]

Every company “apologizing” is like the episode of South Park when the big oil company kept drilling holes in the sea and just repeated sorry in front of puppies. Except the puppies are replaced with game trailers and in game currency

[@christopherr6284]

"I'm sorry and I accept accountability. That said, have you all gotten phones yet?"

[@MyRickyjoe]

Of course they did, how else is Winnie supposed to track his citizens.

[@lostconnections824]

@@MyRickyjoe you can watch on tablets too D:

[@Videolegacy2005]

Lol!

[@blueclaws9894]

Love the callback to the POS Diablo mobile game. Well done! 👏

[@captainhakob814]

JAJAJAJAJAJA

[@hafaball]

"Ban that NBA kid for 1000 years!" "He just did something else at Blizzcon, sir!" "Really?! 2000 years! That'll show 'em!"

[@setsers1]

XD

[@MrDEMarq]

=^_^=

[@asuraichermit878]

@@skylinez4793 thank you for your opinion Mr. Jinping

[@megamask3158]

SkylineZ found a Chinese bot

[@funninoriginal6054]

@@skylinez4793 Understandable, Mister TotallyNotATroll

[@cookiecreep9204]

"Think globally" as in having China take over globally. "Every voice matters", this is why we call the Chinese leader 'Every'. Never again will I buy a blizzard game...

[@doryfishie2]

Almost every company out there would do the same if put in the same position. You'd have to boycott a lot of things, might have to start living in a cave and growing your own food.

[@cookiecreep9204]

@@doryfishie2 doubt farmers ban clients for their beliefs tbh.

[@Dtitilator]

Remember what blizzard said: "Protect the motherland"

[@stellacepttekai]

Ooo I love your profile pic jane

[@Dtitilator]

@@stellacepttekai ❤

[@stef9613]

Ah yes Teresa of the faint smile

[@happy_camper]

His "apology" perfectly echoes the internal rhetoric at Acti-Blizz. And this is why company morale is extremely low. There has been a massive departure from the core values the company was founded on.

[@Oblithian]

those values were added later... Though given how they treated devs in the early days I am not sure those values were ever held.

[@happy_camper]

​@@Oblithian I am aware that Blizzard was never perfect.. but an observable cultural shift has taken place in the years since Activision + Vivendi.

[@schmiggidy]

I can attest to the pre-Activision days, as I grew up in OC and had several friends who worked at Blizzard back in the 90s/00s. It was THE coolest gig on the planet and everyone wanted in. Folks need to understand that with the relatively recent depature of the last remnants of the OG Blizzard leadership, the remaining company is now Activision/Vivendi only. The true Blizzard Entertainment of old, as we knew, has been dead for a while.

[@traplover6357]

Wow, it's like a big business is more outside the experiences of the consumer.

[@forrestchan678]

As a HKer, let me tell you where this would lead to: 1. major public would accept their "apologise". 2. People got bored and move on. 3. China will continue to glow their influence upon the US companies. 4. Every major company will become a CCP puppy. Been there done that.

[@orangerightgold7512]

Its already dying down. Less and less people are mentioning it now.

[@Kikker861]

I can see the revolution breaking down, unable to convince the CCP. Then the second culture cleanse and we'll see another youth revolution when we're in our sixties.

[@MyRickyjoe]

My boycott list is getting so long that I won't be a gamer much longer, tbh.

[@zoesmith992]

Support HongKongers….Be Strong...

[@wildeyshere_paulkersey853]

Question Mr Hong Konger; if you could return to British rule, would you do it? How does Hong Kong feel about this question also? Thanks.

[@diabolysticism]

That's a pretty big hole Blizzard are digging themselves there. I've heard the phrase "digging a hole to China" before, I never thought I'dget to see someone try to do it though.

[@troyty007]

Nah it wont just look at Blizzard stock right now (Nov 6) its in the upswing because people are distracted by the shiny shiny new games.

[@suniface71]

I hate overwatch & if blizzard announced Diablo 4 a year ago there wouldnt be an issue till now when they mistreated a competitive player.

[@fierysmile2929]

"You THINK you want an apology, but you don't." - J. Allen Brack to thunderous applause by plants.

[@bigchunk1]

The only possible explanation is that all those audience members are androids made by the Chinese.

[@balfanghellfire]

@@bigchunk1 last time I checked, I am not an Android.

[@bigchunk1]

@@balfanghellfire They're so lifelike, they even think they're alive.

[@balfanghellfire]

@@bigchunk1 I'm alive on the outside. But dead inside both spiritually and emotionally.

[@Blockinstaller12]

Remember: Apologizing is easy, if you don't specify what you're actually sorry for.

[@dpray96]

@Haitian Xu You assume they are using something made by china.

[@Teddy-P]

They think they are that good when they run their mouths, but we see through their bullshit

[@dpray96]

@Haitian Xu Not always Chinese slave labor, India is far worst.

[@dpray96]

@Haitian Xu I wasn't arguing against the point, all i was doing was pointing out its not just china.

[@Fady117]

"We're sorry we got caught in a shitstorm. Next time we'll make sure we won't get caught doing this. Now here's Diablo 4 reveal, shut up"

[@rolaren3954]

We freed Hong Kong guys, nice team effort out there.

[@cyborgrat]

The shut up and give us money.

[@rabl3535]

What’s worse is that other than the cinematic it didn’t even look all that impressive more so knowing it’s 2 years out

[@brettistoocoolforschool4476]

When I heard the “apology” (if you can even call it that) and everybody started cheering, it blew my mind. I couldn’t figure out what anybody was cheering about. He literally doesn’t apologize...

[@christinehede7578]

brettistoocoolforschool paid cheers not real ones.

[@westinian5502]

They’re usually called crowd plants aka what the others said paid workers

[@brettistoocoolforschool4476]

Yeetus Yeetus Kermit self deletus I like trains that might explain it. I like trains too.

[@WaryObserver]

Sadly a lot think like that, i was watching it nearby with friends in teamspeak and one friend also watched it, and he said "respect to them doing that". They here nice words and are instantly brainwashed and lets be honest, anyone who attented there not cared for the incidient at all in the first place, just being first for the games.

[@troin3925]

brettistoocoolforschool While I never had any interest in Diablo or Blizzard’s other games anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised if Diablo IV ended up being a crappy game anyway due to being an afterthought as a result of damage controlling.

[@ZyxieRumor]

I feel like they just pulled a Rick Sanchez on that apology. Gamers: You can't apologize to Blitzchung, can you? Blizzard: Okay, fans. We're _sorry_ that you all think Blitzchung deserves an apology.

[@julien116]

My theory is that Blizzard paid people in the crowd to cheer and clap really loud during his apology to influence the crowd in the right direction.

[@blazinbenderbendinrodrigue2653]

Zak that’s like classic, basic PR. As soon as their brain dead follower lemmings who are not paid get prompted and activated and just perform on command like perfectly trained seals. Fuck blizzard. Edit for spelling

[@jakewesley3254]

They got the money to pay for this 🤣🤣

[@c00KieDuderoo]

funnily enough that had little effect seen in the footage those human please applaud signs had about a 1 person radius and didn't cause a chain reaction

[@ravency4377]

Paid for by Chinese government officials.

[@phazonmetroid1]

Your theory is paranoia. Look. I was there, physically present at the event. There was no "PLS CLAP NOW" sign, there was no paid influence, there was nothing like that. I get that it's hip and gets sick views to jump the bandwagon on this, but you have to to accept that you might NOT actually be in the majority, instead of coming up with tinfoil hat theories to justify why people didn't give you the visceral reaction you wanted. Occam's Razor, man. What's more likely, that a lot of people heard something they wanted to hear and applauded, or that there was this grand scheme to influence people?

[@BlazingViolet92]

His apology was more empty than Fallout 76.. But less empty than the storage containers that eat items.

[@fierysmile2929]

I'd say it's exactly the same. Brack just wants to eat your money instead of your items.

[@CausalityLoop]

"Hope they just forget about it." That's the scandal strategy for this millennium. Throw up a fun new video for a distraction and half the world will forget what you did within a week.

[@marvmarv5629]

Yup, Diablo IV and WoW Shadowlands are a perfect example.

[@NateLeonhart]

Hey, it worked with Epstein. Might as well give it a try with everything else.

[@obligatoryusername7239]

@@marvmarv5629 The comments on the Diablo IV trailer make me want to puke. We are filled with righteous outrage - right up until until a video game sequel likely chalk full of microtransactions comes out. I'm starting to think we deserve to be bitches to these gaming mafias.

[@TheMrDemonized]

and they will forget. everyone now is a bitch with no dignity. they get what they deserve

[@troyty007]

Its nothing new, everyone and their mother is cheering for Outer Worlds now...forgetting they tied themselves to Epic games and essentially locked out steam users for a year. But hey great game right?

[@brentgranger7856]

I laughed out loud when I listened to his apology. It was as empty as his heart. I'm not certain I've ever seen a more blank and empty apology in my entire life.

[@fractalfoxette8001]

Look at his eyes too, there is zero fucks given in them peepers.

[@junkszy912]

Seeing that many people dressing up as pooh bear make me happy.

[@the13thjoker]

You know what, they should dress up as lootbox so lootbox will be banned in china XD

[@rawovunlapin8201]

@@the13thjoker with enough lootbox shaped Poohs we can do this

[@jimjamjon2285]

Junks can you explain to me why they’re dressing up as pooh bear? I seem to have missed that part of this whole story

[@babyjokar6535]

@@jimjamjon2285 becoz China

[@poisonousnut]

seeing that many adults dress up makes me sad for humanity.

[@darkwater124]

"Our actions will speak louder than any words" What they mean by this is, "Here's Diablo 4. Now shut up"

[@ReedBoi-tv2se]

If they give me a good diablo 4, “Hong Kong who?”

[@diabolic012]

@@ReedBoi-tv2se Don't worry, they won't.

[@nanoex2245]

Ah if only that was enough to quell the outrage but nope i think some peeps still remember the crap they tried to pull with that diablo(mobile) crap

[@ReedBoi-tv2se]

Romano Č. Yeaaaah......(sigh)I think deep down I knew that

[@CreepyUncleIdjit]

And sadly it will probably work. Most of us are placated far too easily when the new shiny is put in front of us.

[@lilporky8565]

"We're sorry for acting too quickly." As if anything would have changed if they made the same decision a couple days later.

[@user-yv3zk1lk6c]

So why don't they just change it now? "Acting quickly" isn't something you have to apologize for.

[@Chrius]

You know what I love about this, I watched the blizzcon intro on blizzards youtube channel, the entire "apology" wasn't there. The video was cut perfectly between when JAB walked up to the podium and when he started talking about diablo. I'm sure it was an "accident" too...

[@constantineeleftheriades3819]

“We don’t like politics in our games” *wears a rainbow Blizzard pin at an official event* If you’re going to lie at least be consistent

[@cvonta]

*we don't like politics we disagree with or are against our Chinese overlords

[@Frank_144]

^ THIS

[@brennanwn]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TRUTH 😲😀😀

[@martinithechobit]

I heard that Rainbow Blizzard pin was censored in China streams. Is that true?. lol.

[@Mystra]

I'm waiting for some moron to say that LGBTQ got nothing to do with politics

[@castantino]

The people who accepted the appology are the same types still defending Bethesda's business practices

[@Oblithian]

It is hard to say for certain, but there are at least parallels of behaviour.

[@azraelswrd]

Funny you mention that because Skill Up (his brother was on the fence) accepted Brack's non-apology, lol. I remember watching Laymen and in their video was thinking they actually took Brack's apology seriously, while other tubers like Quartering, Yong, Sterling, and LegacyKillah saw it as a hollow facade especially when he just repeated the original statement and apologized without context.

[@Knottypine79]

Apples and oranges.

[@dualblade14]

The word you are looking for is "sheep".

[@voidblack1706]

@@dualblade14 sheep is definitely the word. They would rather see the new game they make then care about other world problems.

[@sanajehebonscale6311]

Blizard: We're sorry we did something, at some point, for some reason. We'll do better, somehow. Hey look Diablo 4, Overwatch2, now shut up already and give us your money!

[@Deamons64]

Hey, yong. I heard you got a strike over this, I’m broke as hell, so I can’t do much in the way of real support, but I just wanna say, never be silenced. They want to shut you up, so make 10x as much noise.

[@OnlySuzu]

Did he?

[@deathbringer9893]

why would he get a strike?

[@michaelkoetter5235]

Proof he got a strike? He's got two ads in the video so it didn't get demonitized. Listen carefully: if you're spreading lies to try and support a movement, even a good movement, stop. If you don't have a standard, you don't have a platform. I'm not saying you are, but this goes for any protest or ideology.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

@@michaelkoetter5235 I believe the Quartering talked about the strike yesterday from some other video. I didn't watch it but I saw it declared in the title.

[@balfanghellfire]

@@ClickClack_Bam word of advice: never listen to the quartering. All he does is spread misinformation and drama because he's not man enough to make actual content.

[@hell_pike9150]

Everyone is also ignoring the fact that they are still banning players for saying "Free Hong Kong"

[@vashiiq2093]

Hell_Pike good

[@theFORZA66]

@@vashiiq2093 yes its very good how he pointed this terrible act out to us! Didnt know this was still happening

[@jantran5349]

@@vashiiq2093 but for real, don't take politics into games.... Politics for political, games for gamer.

[@Mister_BIack]

@@jantran5349 It's more Human Rights than Politics imo. Like if we take action when we find out our friend is in a relationship with a woman who beats him or vice versa.

[@well...alright]

@@jantran5349 too late. Sorry

[@dizzyarcher01]

His pride pin would be censored in Chinese streams

[@lorisscianna7209]

dizzyarcher01 wait where ?

[@dizzyarcher01]

@@lorisscianna7209 I'm confused about what you're asking. There's only one place I mentioned.

[@lorisscianna7209]

dizzyarcher01 YOU MENTIONED THE PLACE WITHOUT TEGRITY

[@zigmus00A]

It was! 😂

[@stanettiels7367]

dizzyarcher01 It was.

[@voidblack1706]

The fact that no one cheered when they said free Hong kong but when he says sorry. Tells that blizzard did a good job filling up the stand mostly with sheep

[@XzhiTBK]

Actually the people supporting free Hong Kong are usually kids who haven't taken any history classes. If you talk to older professors most of them are more moderate.

[@Dr.Oofers]

XzhiTBK but...what’s the problem with supporting Hong Kong?

[@spregged7231]

XzhiTBK oh no, the people who support Hong Kong know the history. That’s why they support Hong Kong. Of course I’m sure your Chinese Wikipedia glosses over many details doesn’t it?

[@balfanghellfire]

@@Dr.Oofers Hong Kong is the last remnant of British colonialism. In 1997, Britain returned Hong Kong to China.

[@balfanghellfire]

Also, Hong Kong has a very bad economic equality and the wealthy can get away with anything.

[@jasonofa3633]

Did Blizzard apologize? Blizzard: Well, yes. But actually, no.

[@THE_POTATO-]

Well yes, but only with a fair share if one million dollars.

[@timmer919hep]

"But guuuuuuuuuuys. They announced Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4! You can't be mad at blizzard anymore!" ~Blizzard Defenders 2019

[@lyxar777]

They announced Overwatch 1.5, and Diablo 4 is going to be ruined by paywalls. So nope: They don't even have good games to compensate for abysmal practices.

[@Kikker861]

@@lyxar777 I groaned when OW2 was leaked. Its a game that could've just been an update to OW1. Just greed.

[@J_Themborn]

Kikker861+ and I saw people saying that Overwatch 2 will be updated to the first game, but haven't found proof of that being true. it's basically paid PvE that thing missing that made me not want to play Overwatch anymore (before Hong Kong) save for one event available for just one month a year.

[@timmer919hep]

@@J_Themborn Only thing I know pertaining to the original is all your old skins will carry over to the sequel.

[@LordShadowZ]

I can be excited for both of those games and still be pissed at corporate command for their bullshit words.

[@ainzbaggagecarrier1449]

He did apologize in a way to make sure people that never heard anything about this understood nothing. What a scumbag.

[@SameBasicRiff]

@Mr J Are you Eastern Orthodox? I'm just curious....

[@Darkassassin09]

Blizzard isn't sorry for their actions, they're sorry the community reacted the way it did.

[@hardlyboiled]

"We too value money over freedom"

[@NaoyaYami]

"The content was not the problem". Then please explain to us what's that official chinese tweet all about then.

[@tomstonemale]

They said it was another company who made that statement...who works for Blizzard...who manages their social media in China...and bans people and takes their money under Blizzard's name

[@NaoyaYami]

@@tomstonemale Oh, so it's not Blizzard then. All aboard the Diablo 4 hype-train then!

[@deathbringer9893]

@@tomstonemale i know they said that but *press x to doubt*

[@tomstonemale]

@@deathbringer9893 sure, and I believe it makes sense for a Chinese company to manage Blizzard's affairs in China because that's how they can made businesses over there. But none of that excuses Blizzard and it's hilarious to hear their sorry excuses.

[@GnI1991]

"Actions speak louder, than words!" "Live chat is disabled..."

[@dualblade14]

A powerful action that invalidated all of those empty words. Guess he was right about one thing.

[@Haan22]

@@dualblade14 The best part is that "live chat" is usually so spammed that it is barely readable. They could have left it open and just shrugged at the constant meltdown of memes repeating. Instead they chicken out.

[@bentatman6031]

Did you even watch it, there were very few restrictions on what you were allowed to comment

[@GnI1991]

@@bentatman6031 Did you even read my comment? I wasn't talking about comments on any video (with restrictions, or without). I was talking about the chat on the stream itself. Yes, I didn't watch the livestream. I, however, watched the live reaction video, which showed the "Live chat is disabled..." under the stream.

[@archibaldc.1833]

"We're sorry we were caught, but we like Chinese money more than freedom of speech."

[@TheHappyCatsTail]

"it surprised me how many peopel were turned around by that statement" Welcome to blizzard fans. they would eat shit if it came from blizzard aslong as it was served a certain way.

[@sozaj]

According to Dreamcast Guy (who was there), the applause in the video was greatly exaggerated... doctored, actually.

[@sozaj]

@veracsthane Unfortunately...

[@sozaj]

@veracsthane ...and don't take MY word for it. Take Dreamcast Guy's. He's the one who said it, after all.

[@dastanovich2476]

"We're sorry" "Woah, really?" *"NO"*

[@toblerone1729]

I think I'll send them a picture of a character they don't like, accompanied by an F, an H and a K. Oh bother!

[@clarkb2697]

Well yes, but no

[@tyran5996]

I keep imagining that BP oil spill South Park episode. Haha

[@steve833333]

Diablo 4 is gonna sell millions regardless of what the company does. The fan base is too big. People spend thousands of dollars flying to Blizzcon. They actually rent out hotels and houses. Open your eyes. The company is not going anywhere, it's growing.

[@ravioli-bamboli]

Dastanovich Blizzard: *NAHHHH LMAO YOU THOUGHT THO AHAHAHAH*

[@c0mpu73rguy]

This apology was emptier than my bank account.

[@bdub8627]

That's pretty pathetic. Get your skills up bro.

[@accelerator8558]

@@bdub8627 remenber people have to pay the bills, it's hard

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

Accelerator It's hard out here for a pimp

[@sirdarkon4517]

@@bdub8627 with Skillshare

[@Spider-Man-mv6zn]

True

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

That gave me "We're sorry you felt that way" vibes. You know, Channel Awesome's non-apology from last year

[@jamesmasters3316]

There is a commonly used term, Double Speak. And that is all this "apology" was. It saying without saying, words with no meaning. My personal issue with this is that Blizzard punished a fellow gamer, for speaking for his support for Human Rights. Many great leaders have fought for these rights. And the protesters in Hong Kong are fighting the same battles as our historical leaders. For an American based company to even think of punishing anyone for promoting the same rights they themselves have had every day of their lives. Brings into some serious issues as to there willingness to betray everyone for a fist full of dollars. While they may be Capitalists, they are also suppose to be American Democracy Citizens. But they were quick to fall to their knees and condemned a player for going against their Communist contributors. And even now, with all the backlash, Blizzard has not acknowledged this fact. Or to publicly support democracy or human rights. I suspect, because that would offend their communist overlords. Any money spent on Blizzard games/products/services is giving money to Communist China, who stands in defiance of human right and freedoms. Boycott Blizzard. Boycott China. Get Communism out of America. Give Hong Kong it's Rights, and Freedoms.

[@Volron265]

"The problem was that it was not about the game in question" And wearing an lgbt+ pin isn't about the convention in question, so are you going to be banned from Blizzard hq for a year and have your salary forfeited? Yeah, didn't think so. It's not about being off-topic. It's about a call for freedom in Hong Kong.

[@Haan22]

Yeah, anyone thinking this wasn't about money, and only money, is fooling themselves.

[@donaksu2713]

I don't even know why Blizzard or their Chinese associates saw it necessary to act like this. They managed to make the message of freedom in HK spread wider. Which is hilarious in a way since that was the one thing they tried to avoid. And now people are spreading the message even further because they despise the way Blizzard handled the issue sucking up to the Chinese associates. They probably thought that the scene wouldn't care about a single player... Oh dear... It almost seems like the PR-team responsible for this disaster have been in the balance teams of HS and OW. And I don't want to sound like I wanted Blizzard to get away with this. If they wanted to, they could've just hired some guy formerly responsible for China's censorship, and then apply the same methods to their website and forums. And since they seem to suck up to China even more than to the nostalgia fueled HC Wow classic players, shows a lot of their loyalty.

[@pyromaniacal13]

It's perfectly okay for him to wear that pin, his non-apology wasn't shown in China. It was a non-apology to us, not them.

[@ceu160193]

@First Name Last Name Then criticism automatically makes critics racist/sexists/etc. Kind of smart move.

[@Igneeka]

It's not even new Blizzard have shown support to the lgbt+ community during their events and streams for years now The thing is this made them look good and probably made them a bit of money from people wanting to support them afterwards, it was 100% beneficial for them but now that a policital statement (that is just as worthwile) would make them lose money, now they claim that they never wanted people to make political statements during their streams (except if it's in America then they'll only ban you if people call them out on it), this is beyond pathetic tbh

[@nebohtes]

""'We're sorry you don't like that we don't care for free speech. Actions speak louder than words, so to prove it, we're censoring chat channels and -- your speech.""'

[@safersephiroth943]

Nebohtes Nice apple, it’s not an orange. Stop saying it is. When you engage in a public activity such as esports, you have to agree to certain terms and conditions. One of those conditions is a limit on your speech. There is absolutely nothing illegal about that. The Supreme Court has stated this for decades. He knew the rules. He knew he would be violating those rules with his statement. He thought about it. He decided to do it despite the consequences. He excepted the consequences without complaint. He gets a lot of respect for that. You, bitching and complaining about things you don’t understand, get none. What I don’t get is he excepted his punishment with full knowledge that what he did would bring about this result, why can’t you? Why can’t any of you? This is the real world. Live in it. For the record, not only do I support Hong Kong, I knew about this before you kids did. I’m not hoping on some pseudo- First Amendment bandwagon because it’s cool and edgy to shit on a company for enforcing policies that you don’t like. You’re certainly allowed to disagree and even protest your disagreement. But let’s stop pretending that this is the first amendment issue. It’s not. That rate was waived when he agreed to their terms to participate in their esports activities. He knew it. You knew it. We all knew it, actually. Get over it. MoveOn because sitting here in your echo chamber bitching and moaning will accomplish exactly 0

[@nebohtes]

@@safersephiroth943 Okay, you liked Jawbreaker before Dear You -- thanks, Jr. High. He who knew rules what? You're confused, for real. He didn't except, he accepted, Jr. High. You're talking to someone else and repeating something other people said to those people without understanding why they said it, Jr. High. Have a nice life.

[@Wrennbird]

Justin Wright It sounds like, based on this statement, that Blitzchung wanted to be a martyr

[@sebastianestrada3697]

Justin Wright So how come the college students didn’t get banned from the tournament when they held up a “Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizz” sign? They literally had to willingly quit the tournament because blizzard didn’t punish them for it. Only after they had left did Blizzard actually issue a ban on them but they had already left so it was for nothing. A lot of the frustration on blizzard is also attributed to the fact that they’re being vague with how they handle things.

[@imdstine47]

@Justin Wright Blitzchung expected it not because Blizz disallows political statements, although it would be reasonable if they did, but because he understands how powerful China’s influence is and knew how they’d react. However, the rule he broke is incredibly vague and lets Blizzard censor whatever the hell they want of what esports players say. Essentially, they are not enforcing a clear set of rules but using vague ones to excuse their blatantly hypocritical actions. If no political talk was allowed, why were they so slow to ban American college competitors for doing the same thing?

[@alliezah]

Well, he's right about one thing. They did unite people. In their hatred. For blizzard. Lol.

[@am810official5]

This sounds exactly like something EA would say and that’s scary

[@totesfleisch258]

I like how when the Dude said "Free Hong Kong" at the con, the Moderator smiles and says "sounds good to me" XD

[@TheHappyCatsTail]

5:47 "people selling shirts and stuff" actually i believe they were being given away for free.

[@TheCrazyhusky]

Blizzard - "It's OK to fire someone for not being able to predict or stop something that is completely out of their control."

[@DS-yl4kk]

No decent human being would accept that,yet they seem to think so.

[@balfanghellfire]

Except it was very easy to predict what he was about to say when he wore the goggles and mask.

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

@@balfanghellfire they had no idea he was even gonna put the goggles on and plus they were caught off guard. You by human nature react slower when caught off guard. Don't be a shill, they are not popular here.

[@balfanghellfire]

@@drakashrakenburgproduction5369 it's a good thing I don't give a shit about what's popular and actually know what a shill is because I didn't say anything that indicated that I was a shill. If I were a shill, I'd just spend my time trying to convince you to buy shit but I haven't.

[@5udimax]

We're sorry for *[redacted]* and we hope to *[redacted]* so that this doesn't happen k bye

[@philippeamon7271]

Dear China, we hope to communicate the difficulties of 已編輯 (Yǐ biānjí), but when you 已編輯, you make us feel 已編輯. It's not that we don't want to communicate, but you have been known to 已編輯 on multiple occasions.

[@JetstreamKage]

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[@wilsthelimit]

Sudimax SCP intensifies

[@Xerolyst]

Bruh where’s the subtitles I think this comment sections broken

[@CBRN-115]

Free Hong Kong? Blizzard: (silence enemy card)

[@Kyle-ty3ff]

"You can have free speech, just only when and about what we want you to"

[@Kevinsyel]

"There's an aspect that IS controlled by the Chinese companies then? Where they have full autonomy over how Blizzard social media channels are handled in China?" This is exactly the case. No OUTSIDE company can do business in China. If you want to open your business to China, you must hire a Proxy company in China to handle ALL your dealings in China. They have control over ALL your Intellectual Property in China, and manage all the day-to-day operations of what you would do elsewhere. That is simply how doing business in China works.

[@thorshammer7883]

I wonder what the Red Shirt guy 1.0 and Red Shirt guy 2.0 are reacting to this. "Do you guys not have Respect?"

[@megasean3000]

Blizzard: We’re sorry that you think you deserve an apology.

[@safersephiroth943]

It’s funny because the only people that think any sort of apology is owed, are everyone except the kid that actually said it. He knew the rules, he knew he would be punished for breaking the rules, but decided that speaking out was worth whatever blizzard would do. I give him props for that. However, this nonsense fake out rage that has ensued is getting out of hand. Half of you didn’t give a shit about Hong Kong before this kid said something.

[@bigblueguy7096]

What did you want him to say tho? Like more exactly, What kind of statement would you be happy with?

[@jmarx3943]

@@safersephiroth943 why did you think the kid said it on stream to begin with?

[@safersephiroth943]

J Marx I assume he said it because he believes that. But that’s not a problem. The problem lies when you are a participant in a blizzard event where are you agree to abide by blizzards rules, and you break them. Again, he knew he would be punished. He didn’t care. He said it anyways. And again again, he willingly excepted his punishment. Why can’t you?

[@safersephiroth943]

Big Blue Guy I think his statement that postcard was perfectly acceptable. I don’t agree with the punishment of the casters, but they also agreed to abide by certain rules and it therefore must be assumed that not stopping him once he started saying those things was a violation of those rules. I do not know if that’s true, I have not seen the terms and conditions for being a caster. I only know what the participants agreed to, because it’s pretty standard amongst all sorts of activities like that. People here are really just mad because they don’t understand what actually happened, they think they understand and they’re actually wrong. Plus it’s it’s just “cool “to shit on blizzard right now.

[@Bmacthesage]

"It's not about the message" [X] Doubt

[@stanettiels7367]

Yong now doing “””B(air) quotes””” Like a bears claw, get it? Ehh ehh. I’ll let myself out.

[@drakkenmensch]

Bethesda: "We're sorry that you guys are offended."

[@ethanedwards3357]

No, even they wouldn't do this.

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

Bethesda are scum but this is worse

[@ben31uk]

Meme the president of china with blizzard characters. And get blizzard banned in china. Use your imagination. Like willie the pooh 😉

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

Hello kitty is super popular in China. have her waving an HK flag around will definitely hurt china.

[@F0nkyNinja]

winnie the pooh*

[@Shirosagi]

@@F0nkyNinja Willie the poop is fine. He have Xi Jinping's head anyway, so it's pretty accurate imo.

[@usagi2934]

mei propaganda

[@temjinAMG]

So Chinese citizens can’t enjoy games we do? That’s true democracy huh

[@TheDragonLegacy]

*Wins tournament* Me: I'm going to Disney world! *Gets banned for 6 months*

[@yourneighbour5738]

Lmao look at his little rainbow pin. You know he would drop it in a split second meeting his overlords in China.

[@RoboVenturer]

I can’t believe Blizzard struck your channel because you’re telling the truth

[@SkyMushrooms]

"Everyone is free to post stuff on thier social channels" Apparently everyone except that overwatch pro who posted pepe the frog

[@memebump7612]

Blizzard Forced Overwatch league coach Justin Jayne Conroy to take down a message supporting Blitzchung on Twitter. Blizzard CEO: "We are huge belivers in free speach and free expression. Esports players are free to say and do what they want on their own social channels. Employees are free to post on their social media accounts."

[@doomgod314]

Most corporate office jobs forced me to sign an agreement not to post anything about the companies for which I’ve worked. I wonder what would have happened if one of the Devs talked about the agreement papers they’ve signed.

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

@@doomgod314 I think thats why they have NDAs. either info is sensitive or unethical.

[@j_h_o]

And also apparently everyone except those people in China.

[@thedoomnegotiator9693]

@@Enclavefakesoldier One has to wonder who originally thought such broad NDA's could possibly have been such a fgood idea ...that isnif it wasn't some politician riding a corporate dick

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

What's really pathetic is after the "apology" they have the nerve to announce Overwatch 2... A game about a group of good guys from all over coming together to fight a tyrannically evil organization that is trying to steal innocent people's property, human rights, and lives. Blizzard continues to demonstrate they would side with THAT organization rather than the OW team. Oh and even THAT they botched by ripping off TF2 and adding next to nothing new or original.

[@XenBass]

"Ripping off TF2"... except TF2 is free to play, and Overwatch wasn't... and I doubt Overwatch 2 will be free, either. Essentially pay another $30-$60 for story missions, is what I'm understanding at this point. Hoping that's not the case, but seems likely...unfortunately.

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

@@XenBass Complete. Rip. Off.

[@huey8064]

The only way I'm ever supporting Blizzard again is if they actually do something about this. SOMETHING But we all know they wont. They're to wrapped up in Chinas money.

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

@@huey8064 They did. They made a vague and empty "apology" without actually making any sort of amends, even contradicting what they say as they do so. Then they revealed what may as well be an update patch or expansion pack as a full game that will likely cost people likely 60 bucks just to get maybe 4 or 5 new maps and a TF2 game mode cheapo rip off. If you meant do something to actually try and win the fans back and undo the damage... Yeah I don't think Hell froze over yet soooooo....

[@AzSehn]

@@Kamina.D.Fierce The biggest joke is that the omnic crisis gamemode (MvM ripoff) was part of OW as a limited time event. So not only is this gamemode a ripoff, it's not even new. It's reused content from the original OW.

[@357Striker]

Paid WOOO guy: *WOOOO*

[@tysonbrady593]

Definitely had people planted in the audience. Even that one guy had to read his questions from a card.

[@jongiles415]

Glad you brought up the pin J. Allen was wearing. Watched your live coverage, saw that and was surprised. "Freedom of speech and being oneself is okay, but only if it makes us money."

[@rift1067]

'''''Apologise''''' with five-finger quotations lmao You go Yong!

[@ulquiorraschiffer1956]

"That was no apology"

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

"""""""""Apologize"""""""""

[@cortd5273]

"", Apologies ,"" like this.

[@deevee5348]

@@RobertoMaybe1 you would apologize if you do that to a woman, or maybe anyone, unintentionally...

[@Rex-zm7xb]

@The Catmother Can't agree more.

[@GameAlicornLuna]

'Through video games, we want to unite people!' Well, you have succeeded at that. We're all united against you.

[@whitegriffin92093]

Amen!

[@austone4401]

0:15 what kind of air quotes are you squeezing there? Haha 😆

[@rabl3535]

The opening ceremony was a joke except for Overwatch pretty much, and they basically announced an expansion marketed as a “sequel”

[@mix3k818]

Blizzard just doesn't care about the community at this point.

[@Skelosk]

It's ok, I don't care about their upcoming games anymore anyway

[@silentvalkyrie9233]

MiR3k A developer of Diablo that had left the company a while ago made a statement similar to that actually believe it or not.

[@jean-pierreraduocallaghan8422]

They care as much as it affects their bottom dollar....

[@tony001212]

And yet people carry on buying their games, not point in being complaining at this rate.

[@Wrennbird]

Godfrey of Bouillon There’s discussion most of those people were plants. Them clapping would cause a psychological reaction for others to clap. Because hey, if the majority of others clap with approval, why shouldn’t I?

[@Gothikah]

A friend of mine actually said it was well done. I told him that its all Empty words, and I lectured him about what has been said. Empty words and a bunch of corporate hypocritical pr bullshit. I stopped playing WoW, Hots, and Diablo. I use the new freed space for the Witcher on pc.

[@dannijustdanni4306]

Marinka van der Zee smart choice

[@Cab00se23]

Good choice.

[@officertenpenny4505]

Respect

[@cyborgrat]

Lol we found this amazing way to stop online bullying we shut all in game chat.

[@MetalPcAngel]

All I remember as I watched that video was that South Park clip of BP saying " Sorrrrrrry. We're sorry"

[@ScytheNoire]

J. Allen Brack must be preparing for a career in politics. The way he avoided admitting wrong-doing, avoided making an actual apology, lie in front of thousands of people, and then turn around the next day and violate their entire promise as they attacked an esports coach who posted pro-democracy message for Hong Kong. Hypocrisy.

[@thesilliestgoose5990]

A bruh heard around the world...

[@sebicmiel4221]

Except in China

[@ChaosMarioBros1]

And a yeet to every game they make onwards.

[@jamesvanhelsing6331]

I love the sign that said "wheres ur tegridy"

[@RexVonTerror]

Take HIS job for 6 months, let's see if he'll understand then

[@TannerHartgrove]

You are the man, Yong. Thank you for being so dedicated and thorough in your work to keep the gaming population informed. You and other KZbinrs like yourself do us a great service by keeping the focus on the gaming biz on the reality of current circumstances, as opposed to just the fairytale farce that the big publishers would like us to believe. Truth topples tyranny!