By now I’m sure you’re all aware of the recent controversy that Blizzard have landed themselves in when a professional Hearthstone player by the name of Blitzchung donned a mask and voiced his support for the Hong Kong protestors which resulted in the knee jerk reaction from Blizzard to withdraw his winnings and temporarily banning him from competitive play, ever since then it has been non-stop damage control for the publisher with varying results.
As of late however it feels like Blizzard has gone from
damage control to trying to sweep things under the rug by distracting fan with
‘leaks’ and previews of upcoming games ahead of Blizzcon to put out the
proverbial fires before the event opens up.
All of this is speculation on my part I will admit that but
there is something so off with how the announcements for Diablo 4 and Overwatch
2 have dropped lately, the best example was the supposed ‘leak’ of Overwatch 2,
granted Blizzard were most likely planning to announce it at Blizzcon but the
wealth of information dropped from this leak was way too in-depth and vast that
I mistook it for a real announcement at first. Quite often leaks are accidental
but it’s not unheard of for developers and publishers to leak information to
generate hype for a game.
In the case of Blizzard however the timing of these leaks and
reveals are not only poorly timed but they’re so matter of fact that it feels
like another knee jerk reaction that Blizzard are calling damage control. The
games leaked and announced also give me a reason to put on my tinfoil hat
because it’s basically Blizzard saying, “hey you know those massively popular
games you love? We’re doing more of them, please buy our stuff again.”
Broke businessman showing brown leather empty wallet. Business concept- finance and poor economy.
Maybe I’m crazy or maybe I’m right but at the end of the day Blizzard not only made a huge mistake in the pursuit of the Chinese market they have actively shown that they care more for money than human rights so I’m not planning on buying anything from them for a while and remember that if you ever want to make a publisher change their ways, vote with your wallet as money is the only language these people speak.
(Of course these are not the opinions of everyone who works for TheZombieChimp, though I dare say, you’ll find a few people who agree – Ed.)
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Connor Beckinsale
He's a simple man, He sees a game, he plays the game, sometimes he might even like the game but if he were to pick the one thing that will always wrap him in a thick blanket of immersion and hook him until the end of the game its a game with a good story. Though best not speak to him about Mass Effect 3. He's a little sore.
Overwatch 2 looks like mildly overpowered Overwatch characters against the same braindead AI. Linear maps with next to no real interactions. Nothing special. At all. D4 looks pretty, graphically. It showed us nothing important pertaining to whether or not we’re going more D2 or D3 with its design. The fans want closer to D2 with improvements. The casuals want D3 with the same ol stuff. So far, not interested. Watching gamers cuck out and give commie loving Blizzard money will be hilarious to watch. Zero moral standards.
Overwatch 2 looks like mildly overpowered Overwatch characters against the same braindead AI. Linear maps with next to no real interactions. Nothing special. At all. D4 looks pretty, graphically. It showed us nothing important pertaining to whether or not we’re going more D2 or D3 with its design. The fans want closer to D2 with improvements. The casuals want D3 with the same ol stuff. So far, not interested. Watching gamers cuck out and give commie loving Blizzard money will be hilarious to watch. Zero moral standards.