Epic Games Commits to Support Free Speech in Fortnite Amidst Ongoing Blizzard Controversy
Ongoing Blizzard controversy was recently sparked when professional Hearthstone player Chung ?Blitzchung? Ng Wai spoke out in support of the Hong Kong protests against the Chinese government. He and two uninvolved casters covering Blizzard?s Asia-Pacific Grandmasters event were subsequently fired and many people have interpreted this as the company standing against freedom of expression.
As some players elect to boycott Blizzard titles in response, website The Verge seemingly reached out to developer Epic Games to see what its stance on the matter was, specifically with regards to their wildly popular battle royale game Fortnite. In an official statement, the company wrote: ?Epic supports everyone?s right to express their views on politics and human rights.? As a result of this position, Epic continued to say that they ?wouldn?t ban or punish? any professional esports players or streamers that elect to speak out on such matters.
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