Gamer Blitzchung streams footage of controversial video game ‘Liberate Hong Kong’
- Professional video game player was suspended by gaming giant Blizzard after expressing support for Hong Kong demonstrations
- Footage on his personal account via streaming site Twitch shows game is rudimentary and clearly in its early stages
Blitzchung – the professional video game player suspended by gaming giant Blizzard after expressing support for the Hong Kong demonstrations – has streamed footage of himself playing the upcoming game Liberate Hong Kong, in which players take on the role of a Hong Kong protestor.
After an outcry in the gaming community and calls for a boycott of Blizzard, the gaming giant partly backtracked, reducing Chung’s ban to six months and restored his prize winnings.
Liberate Hong Kong , being created by an unknown team of developers, is still in its demo stage and no official release date has been announced. In the footage seen so far, the game realistically depicts locations such as including Argyle Street in the Yau Tsim Mong district, and shows Lennon Walls as well as pro-democracy graffiti on buildings and road signs.
Players must complete tasks such as collecting and throwing tear gas canisters, while avoiding being arrested or shot by rubber bullets and beanbag rounds as chants familiar from Hong Kong demonstrations echo in the background. It can also be played in virtual reality mode.