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Blizzard solves its ‘one company, two policies’ problem by hiding pro players and canceling an event
While many gamers are now looking ahead to BlizzCon for its reveals after the Hearthstone Hong Kong esports fiasco, I'm far more curious about...
BlizzCon protests begin to officially organize in response to the Hong Kong controversy
In news that will come as no surprise to anyone, word has surfaced of an organized protest scheduled for the first day of BlizzCon....
Blizzard finally addresses Hong Kong esports fiasco, reducing bans and reinstating prize money
All week, we've been covering the absolute chaos surrounding the punishment of pro Hearthstone esports player Ng “blitzchung” Wai Chung, whom Blizzard banned along...
Mark Kern didn’t just quit WoW Classic: He accused his old Firefall studio of Chinese corruption
Earlier this week, we reported that former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern had very publicly posted that he was quitting WoW over...
Blizzard won’t punish the US college Hearthstone players who protested in support of Blitzchung – so they quit
On Wednesday, we reported that a Hearthstone collegiate team from American University in Washington, D.C., had staged a brief protest in support of Hong...
Global Chat: The Hearthstone Hong Kongstraversy
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the controversy swirling about Blizzard's heavy-handed censorship of a Hearthstone professional gamer and his statements on...
Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money
The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...
WoW Factor: The shabby ethics of Blizzard’s ‘Hong Kong liberation’ ban
Hooo boy, this was not an article I really expected to write this week.
So, by now everyone's surely seen the news that Blizzard banned...
Players, pros, and politicians join in protest over Blizzard’s censorship of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
The furor over Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong Hearthstone pro player and apparent firing of two Taiwanese commentators has only increased since its...
Blizzard bans Hearthstone esports player and fires casters over pro-Hong Kong protest
I suppose it was just a matter of time before the current Chinese political mess spilled over into gaming, but it's done so now:...
The MOP Up: KurtzPel is getting a dash of Lime
KurtzPel is getting its newest hero, Lime, very soon, and to lead up to her release the game is winging a CP and AP...
Hearthstone makes plans for more events, more shakeups, and quest improvements
With the third chapter of the Tombs of Terror campaign rolling out, Hearthstone is giving players a chance to peek behind the curtain to see...
The MOP Up: League of Legends’ future looks bright
Don't let games like Fortnite and Overwatch make you forget that League of Legends is still a thing. In fact, Riot Games' MOBA saw...
World of Warcraft rolls out the barrels for another Brewfest full of new events and souvenirs
I love autumn, and one of the reasons why is because there's lots of beer festivals going on at about this time of year....
Hearthstone’s Tombs of Terror, Overwatch’s Brick Challenge, and Blizzard’s Pencils of Promise charity sale
Even outside of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's been busy busy busy this week.
First, take a peek at Hearthstone: The MMOTCG opened the Tombs of...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
The MOP Up: Catching up with Runes of Magic
It's been a while since we've checked in with Runes of Magic! So what's going on with this fantasy MMO these days? For starters,...
One Shots: Familiar and welcome lands
Welcome back home! That feels like the sentiment that WoW Classic gave when it launched recently. Players absolutely swarmed to these servers, many of...
Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic
It's been a strange week. No - it's been a strange year in MMO gaming, all things considered. As I'm going through old Lord...
Jukebox Heroes: Hearthstone’s hilarious trailer songs
Pull up a chair and quaff some hearty ale, for today we're going to look at Blizzard's game-within-a-game-universe, Hearthstone. Now, Hearthstone's soundtrack is a...
