The person said that the game’s official social media account posted “Why doesn’t the bear step down?” on the Chinese social media site Weibo. The posting of anything on the game’s official Weibo account was then forbidden.ĭiablo Immortal is banned in China due to their Weibou account making a post mocking Xi jinping from GamingLeaksAndRumours.According to a News report, the game’s release date was initially for last week but had a delay due to the need for improvements and the implementation of many optimization modifications.Diablo Immortal may be in major trouble over its release in China because of a post.The following is a summary of the information we currently know about the delay. Follow me on Twitter while it’s still around.Redditor Alleges China Banning Diablo Immortal Image Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment The news of the unsuccessful launch into the Chinese market had a negative impact on the developers even more. You'd be doing me a solid, too - it's a great way to support me and my work at no cost. After a backlash, the company later reduced the punishments against Blitzchung and others who were connected to the incident.įor more gaming news, analysis and insight, follow my Forbes blog ! You'll get a weekly round-up email that includes everything I publish. Some believed that Blizzard acted to protect its Chinese business interests. In 2019, many criticized Blizzard for punishing pro Hearthstone player Blitzchung, who voiced support for protestors in Hong Kong during an esports broadcast. As Bloomberg points out, at least 3% of the company’s 2021 net revenue came from the country. We’ll surely find out more details soon.Ĭhina has been an important market for Activision Blizzard over the last several years. NetEase actually owns one of them, Shanghai Dragons, the 2021 world champions. I’m particularly curious about what this will mean for Overwatch 2 and the Overwatch League, which has several teams based in China.
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