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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Trailer Sparks Outrage For Negative Depiction of Soviet Russia

August 25, 2020

The latest title in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops Cold War, has sparked outrage online after critics took offense to the game's negative depiction of Soviet Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1...

Blizzard Removes McCree’s ‘Noose’ Spray in Latest Overwatch Update

Spencer Baculi

July 16, 2020

Video Games

Overwatch players have discovered that a spray used by the gunslinging cowboy McCree, which graffitied a cartoon image of a noose on various in-game surfaces, has been abruptly and stealthily removed from the g...

World of Warcraft To Introduce Transgender Character and Gay Pirate Couple In Upcoming Shadowlands Expansion

Jorge Arenas

July 10, 2020

Video Games

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World of Warcraft recently announced they will be introducing a transgender character as well as a gay pirate couple in their upcoming Shadowlands expansion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4gBChg6AII Ea...

Blizzard Finally Responds To Consumer Outrage Over Warcraft III: Reforged

Jorge Arenas

February 6, 2020

Video Games

Blizzard has finally responded to the massive consumer revolt against Warcraft III: Reforged. In a long and detailed post on their official forums. Blizzard Community Manager Kaivax breaks down what went wrong ...

Blizzard Now Appears to Be Offering Refunds for Warcraft III: Reforged After Massive Consumer Revolt and Threats of Government Action

Jorge Arenas

February 3, 2020

Video Games

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Warcraft III: Reforged has been an unmitigated disaster for the once-beloved Blizzard Entertainment. But it seems that the game has other issues than just bugs and terrible graphics. Following numerous repor...

Poll Suggests Blizzard Employees Support Punishment of Hearthstone Player Blitzchung And Censorship on Behalf Of Chinese Government

Jorge Arenas

October 28, 2019

Video Games

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Recently released poll data shows that Blizzard employees supported the company's decision to punish Hearthstone player Blitzchung. The data also suggests that employees do not believe in having a free speech p...

Rumor: Blizzard Will Only Allow Submitted Questions at BlizzCon

Jorge Arenas

October 24, 2019

Video Games

A new rumor indicates Blizzard will only allow submitted questions to be asked during their World of Warcraft Q&A panel at BlizzCon 2019. The rumor stems from a screenshot of Blizzard's Question Submissi...

Chinese Company Tencent Expands Reach In Western Entertainment Markets, Partners with Disney

Drew Taylor

October 18, 2019

Video Game Culture, Video Games

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In the wake of Blizzardgate, a lot of gaming consumers are wondering just where their money is going. It's no secret that China has a heavy stake in the United States entertainment market. Chinese Companies...

Boycott Blizzard Trends on Twitter

John F. Trent

October 8, 2019

Video Games

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Boycott Blizzard is now trending on Twitter. In fact, alongside the main Blizzard trend it's the 6th most popular topic in the United States. The reason it is trending because Blizzard decided to ban the...

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