by Tyler | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, China, Economy, Masters of the Universe, NBA, Tech, Trending
Over the past week, we’ve witnessed two iconic American brands, the NBA and Blizzard Entertainment, grovel to communist China, betraying American values in the process. I propose a new phrase for this sort of behavior: “corporate communism.”
by Tyler | Oct 11, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, Censorship, China, Politics, Tech, Tencent, Trending
Blizzard faced harsh criticism for appeasing China from U.S senators on both sides of the aisle this week.
by Tyler | Oct 10, 2019 | Asia, blizzard entertainment, China, Hearthstone, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Mark Kern, National Security, Tech, Tencent, Trending, video games, World of Warcraft
Veteran software developer Mark Kern, who served as a Team Lead for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, published a long, sad thread to Twitter on Tuesday, calling out the company’s decisions — and their Chinese owner, Tencent.