Culture China Boots Taiwanese Game from Steam and GOG

[Husky_Khan]

Devotion developers “won’t stop striving” after GOG reverses decision to release the title | MCV/DEVELOP

"This is a difficult predicament to overcome, but we won't stop striving."

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Or at least it seems that Devotion, a horror game being produced by Red Candle Studios, located in Taiwan has removed from Steam after being review bombed in retaliation for a Winnie the Pooh/Xi Jingping meme was found as an easter egg in the game.

Soon after GOG.com sale they'd host it, but after a short time (within hours actually) they too decided not to host the game.

 

[Val the Moofia Boss]

No surprise given every AAA publisher is trying to pander to China and get in on that China sweet money.

 

[CarlManvers2019]

This is the CCP's soft power at work

I would be more afraid of their business and political connections as well as their indoctrination-influence instead of their actual armed forces, which may "improve" by more-or-less having lots of jannisaries and auxiliaries in the future

That said, this can't go on forever

 

[Husky_Khan]

In slightly happier news two smaller publishers offered to publish Red Candles new horror game with one offering to port it to consoles free of development costs.

Devotion GOG Removal Causes Publishers, Indie Devs to Speak Up

Earlier today, a Devotion GOG release was announced. A short time later, GOG said that it wouldn't sell the game after all. Now, developers and publishers are speaking up — and two companies have offered to publish the game themselves.

techraptor.net

The two companies are Poppy Works:



And Top Hat Studios: