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Mark Kern, Classic WoW dev, on why he is boycotting Blizzard

Posted by Neverland
Tags: china, hong kong, blizzard, boycotts, world of warcraft.classic, developers.video game, author.mark kern, source.twitter
https://twitter.com/grummz/status/1181736075775004672
@grummz:
This hurts. But until Blizzard reverses their decision on @blitzchungHS I am giving up playing Classic WoW, which I helped make and helped convince Blizzard to relaunch. There will be no Mark of Kern guild after all. Let me explain why I am #BoycottBlizzard

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Mark Kern on Twitter
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  1. Neverland
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    The bit about getting pushed out for not taking a Chinese bribe sure is something! I imagine that’s Red 5 Studios? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kern#Creation_of_Red_5_Studios

    The bit about getting pushed out for not taking a Chinese bribe sure is something!

    I’ve seen firsthand the corruption of Chinese gaming companies, and I was removed from a company I founded (after Blizzard) for refusing to take a 2 million dollar kickback bribe to take an investment from China. This is the first time I’ve ever spoken pubically about it.

    I imagine that’s Red 5 Studios?

    Kern left Blizzard in 2006 to co-found the development company Red 5 Studios. There he worked on the title Firefall before eventually leaving the company after being voted out as CEO by the Red 5's board of directors.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kern#Creation_of_Red_5_Studios

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