During this last August, debate rose between Blizzard Entertainment and the massive eSports organization KeSPA and its broadcasting affiliates, MBC and OGN, due to media conflicts. In order to circumnavigate around this irritating obstacle, Blizzard began sponsoring GOM for estensive coverage of StarCraft II, StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft III and World of Warcraft.

The catch, however, is that Blizzard is going so far to sever its ties with KeSPA that the company forbids all teams affiliated with KeSPA from participating on GOM. With KeSPA representing the entire Korean pro-gaming scene, this would require the elimination of player contracts and by definition, the elimination of the player's pro-gamer status altogether. The first demonstrated action with this newer policy was seen at BlizzCon, only a few weeks ago, when the KeSPA-affiliated player, JulyZerg, was restricted from the convention.

In response to these latest events, the very well-known StarCraft commentator Daniel "SuperDanielMan" Lee, has stated in two separate Twitter posts:



With KeSPA representing the Korean eSports program and Blizzard opposing everything affiliated, this new rift could have severe ramifications against both Blizzard's Korean fanbase and Korean eSports altogether.

Source: GosuGamers, SuperDanielMan@Twitter