Activision Blizzard Inc. suspended an esports competitor from one of its tournaments for backing antigovernment protesters in Hong Kong as tensions intensify between Beijing and the National Basketball Association over a similar expression of support. Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s biggest videogame companies, on Tuesday said in a blog post that “Hearthstone” competitor Ng Wai Chung, known as “Blitzchung” in the game, violated its rules that bar players from actions it considers offensive to a public group or that...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 08, 2019 18:39 UTC