Twitch star Zack "Asmongold" recently came across a post on Reddit claiming that Diablo Immortal has allegedly been banned in China.
It seems like the controversy surrounding Blizzard Entertainment's new mobile title does not seem to have stopped. According to some Reddit posts, Diablo Immortal has reportedly been banned in the country due to a politically sensitive tweet.
Zack reacted to a Reddit post along the same lines and was shocked to see that one Twitter thread managed to get the game banned:
The One True King (OTK) co-founder hosted a regular gaming and reaction stream earlier today. While browsing his subreddit (r/Asmongold), Zack came across a speculative post stating that Diablo Immortal has been banned in China due to some controversial tweets.
The Austin, Texas native started reading out the post to help his audience understand the crux of the matter:
He continued reading the Reddit post:
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Zack moved on to reading the final paragraph of the post which talked about a rumor pertaining to the Chinese developer NetEase, and the speculative impact the ban of Diablo Immortal would have on other Blizzard games:
The World of Warcraft gamer continued with his stream as he soon moved on to reading the reactions in the comment section of the Reddit post.
More than 700 reactions were present in the YouTube comment section. Several fans were happy to hear that Blizzard's game was allegedly banned in China for all the wrong reasons. Some of the most relevant fan comments said:
At the time of writing this, Blizzard Entertainment did not provide any statements or confirm that Diablo Immortal has been banned in China due to a politically sensitive tweet.
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