Description

Mike and Ting talk about the controversy surrounding Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung, plus RAPID FIRE NEWS.

The "book club" game is: Eliza.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club

Show Notes:

Blitzchung Ban

• Hearthstone player calls for Hong Kong's liberation in postgame interview
• Blizzard suspends Hearthstone player for 'liberate Hong Kong' statement
• Taiwanese Hearthstone caster fired after Hong Kong controversy says he still doesn't know why
• Brooklyn Nets' NBA community event in Shanghai abruptly cancelled by government as China political storm rages on
• CCTV pulls NBA China Games broadcast in response to Adam Silver's support for Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey's right to free speech
• Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won't ban players for political speech
• Epic Games Store blocks China to protect employees in the country
• @lackofrealism - Not everyone at Blizzard agrees with what happened. Both the "Think Globally" and "Every Voice Matters" values have been covered up by incensed employees this morning.
• Tommy,Taiwanese Commentator Who Got Fired by Blizzard,Statement
• No, Blizzard isn't blocking people from deleting their accounts
• Blizzard breaks silence on Hong Kong Hearthstone controversy, reduces punishment on banned player
• Blizzard cancels Overwatch launch event at Nintendo's New York store
• Blizzard postpones event in Taiwan amid Hong Kong protests
• After A Terrible 2019, Blizzard Is Going All-In At BlizzCon
• Blizzard Says It Wasn't Expecting Fans To Be This Angry About Diablo Immortal
• US politicians write to Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick expressing "deep concern" over punishment of Hong Kong Hearthstone pro
• Protestors are trying to get Overwatch banned in China, using memes of popular hero Mei
• Sina Weibo
• Blizzard's official response: "We highly object the expression of personal political beliefs in any of our events... As always, We will defend the pride and dignity of China at all cost."
• Taiwan
• Chinese video-game censorship doesn't end with 'Devotion'
• Today I Discovered The UK Government's Irrational Fear Of Ninjas
• Taiwan emoji removed in HK and Macau.
• Report: Apple told Apple TV+ creators to avoid portraying China 'in a poor light'
• Hong Kong protests: Apple pulls tracking app after China criticism
• Explainer: 'The Communist Party's Railway' – How Hong Kong's once-respected MTR fell afoul of protesters
• 2014 Hong Kong protests
• Edward Snowden's choice of Hong Kong as haven is a high-stakes gamble
• Gamers for Freedom: A handbook for protesting at this year's Blizzcon

Rapid Fire

• Analogue Pocket
• Field-programmable gate array
• At that resolution you could even leave a line of pixels blank in between to emulate the old pixels that had a little bit of a gap between them too! Would look really nice I think.
• Ring Fit Adventure Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch (YouTube)
• The Outer Worlds
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
• Death Stranding
• Pokémon Sword and Shield
• Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC November 5th
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• Shenmue 3
• Google's Stadia Game Service Is Officially Coming November 19th: Everything You Need To Know
• Google: Stadia exclusives to have features "not possible" on home hardware
• Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments (YouTube)
• Here Are the Microsoft Twitter Bot's Craziest Racist Rants
• Introducing Steam Remote Play Together
• Nvidia GeForce Experience update lets you share games, play co-op