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Congress of the United States Washington, DC 20510 October 18, 2019 Robert A. Kotick Chief Executive Office Activision Blizzard 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 Dear Mr. Kotick: We write to express our deep concern about Activision Blizzard's decision to make player Ng Wai Chung forfeit prize money and ban him from participating in tournaments for a year after he voiced support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. This decision is particularly concerning in light of the Chinese government's growing appetite for pressuring American businesses to help stifle free speech Activision Blizzard benefits from China's growing market for e-sports, along with an investment from Tencent, one of China's largest technology firms. As you and your company are no doubt aware, the Chinese government uses the size and strength of its economy to suppress opinions with which it disagrees. Last week alone, the Chinese government targeted Apple for hosting an app to help peaceful demonstrators evade repression and the National Basketball Association because one team's general manager tweeted in support of Hong Kong protests. Your company claims to stand by "one's right to express individual thoughts and opinions," yet many of your own employees believe that Activision Blizzard's decision to punish Mr. Chung runs counter to those values. Because your company is such a pillar of the gaming industry, your disappointing decision could have a chilling effect on gamers who seek to use their platform to promote human rights and basic freedoms. Indeed, many gamers around the world have taken notice of gaming sites Company's actions, understandably calling for boycotts of Activision Blizzard As China amplifies its campaign of intimidation, you and your company must decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American values-like freedom of speech and thought-or to give in to Beijing's demands in order to preserve market access. We urge you in the strongest terms to reconsider your decision with respect to Mr. Chung. You have the opportunity to reverse course. We urge you to take it Sincerely, Marco Rubio Ron Wyden United States Sekator United States Senator Ca&cp Mike Gallagher Member of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Tom Malinowski Member of Congress

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BIZZARD Ruins reputation in America to maintain good relationship with Chinese government so the Chinese will keep buying your microtransaction laden games ERTAINHEN BIZARD China introduces stricter TERTAINHENT gaming regulations to curb gaming addiction and excessive spending on microtransactions
ANAHEIM, CA—In a surprise announcement at BlizzCon over the weekend, Blizzard confirmed they've added President Xi to the Overwatch roster of heroes. Blizzard has denied that the move was made to appease China. "Here he is, the hero you've all been waiting for, the great, flawless leader... President! Xi! Jinping!" Blizzard President J. Allen Brack declared in a speech. There were several boos from the crowd, but these quickly disappeared after the sounds of muffled sniper fire. "We know we've handled this Hong Kong thing poorly, and this is our way to apologize to you, the fans," he added. "You can play as the great hero President Xi, he whom we all love, adore, and cherish." President Xi will be invulnerable in the game, of course, and will have overpowered abilities, such as the "Secret Police" ability, which lets him immediately arrest all the other players, detain them indefinitely, and execute them if desired. He will also have the "Puppet String" ability where he can make other players do whatever he wants by dangling cash in front of them. Blizzard will also be banning anyone who doesn't select Xi while playing the game and reporting them to Chinese authorities.
The Overwatch heroes when they get called to save Hong Kong
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>AOC and Marco Rubio have now officially signed a strongly worded letter to Blizzard, which contains the phrase "many gamers around the world"
>Said letter is directed towards Blizzard in order to condemn their China-favored actions

The absolute state of this timeline.
Gamers unironically rise up, bottom text.

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