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GoG decides to not publish Devotion after "messages from gamers"

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OG YOLOwen

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Just imagine in like (at least 15 years) when China usurps the United States as the world hegemon. I imagine shit like this will be increasingly common as time progresses.
 
cvbas

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Talk about a poor excuse. The Gamers with a capital G would never ask for them to remove a game that pisses China off.
 
Kolx

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CHC said:
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riverfr0zen

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Neuromancer said:
Here's some context:

Devotion (Chinese: 還願; lit. 'Fulfill a vow') is a first-person psychological horror video gamecreated and developed by Taiwanese game developer Red Candle Games for Steam. It is set in Taiwan in the 1980s, with a majority of the game happening in an apartment complex in Taipei. The game also incorporates elements based on Taiwanese culture and folk religion. The game was released on February 19, 2019, but was removed from Steam shortly afterwards on February 26, after the game was review bombed by Chinese players due to a controversial reference to Xi Jinping.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP]

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Thanks -- this should be pasted into the OP.

Yeah, I remember this and I guess this is why I didn't see it eventually. Wow. Would they decide not to publish a game criticizing or mocking Trump? What is GoG's customer base like?
 
Lord Fanny

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OG YOLOwen said:
Just imagine in like (at least 15 years) when China usurps the United States as the world hegemon. I imagine shit like this will be increasingly common as time progresses.
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We're basically already there tbh. It may not be obvious but if you're paying attention we already passed that threshold even if China is still in the stages of being more subtle about. China and fascism are the future, and we better get used to that now so it doesn't 'sneak up on us' in the future
 
Kinthey

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I wonder if the game could find a home on itch.io or if the CCP even has power of them
 
Ganado

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Gentlemen said:
Believe it or not, Valve is just as cowardly and conservative a money grubbing corporation as CDP.
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They most likely are. But in this case, Valve didn't remove anything nor did they pressure them to delist. What we don't know is if they tried to get the game up again on Steam and got denied.
 
Rotobit

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Worth noting that Cyberpunk has been selling very well in China (despite not having an official release there)




I have to imagine if the CCP found out they were selling a notoriously banned game via their distribution service they'd not take kindly to CP77?

Of course I'm not sure how it goes when a game is already technically on the grey market.
 
manzoman96

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Neuromancer said:
Here's some context:

Devotion (Chinese: 還願; lit. 'Fulfill a vow') is a first-person psychological horror video gamecreated and developed by Taiwanese game developer Red Candle Games for Steam. It is set in Taiwan in the 1980s, with a majority of the game happening in an apartment complex in Taipei. The game also incorporates elements based on Taiwanese culture and folk religion. The game was released on February 19, 2019, but was removed from Steam shortly afterwards on February 26, after the game was review bombed by Chinese players due to a controversial reference to Xi Jinping.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP]

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Thanks for this, I hadn't heard about it until now.

Yeah, CDPR not having a great month.
 

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This sucks that GOG wasn't going to carry it, considering it's not carried anywhere else. And those stores didn't step up for this December 18 release for the exact same reason that GOG is backtracking. It's weird that they reversed course considering that they have to have expected this response, but it's hard for me to especially hold them in contempt.

I also find it weird that people are acting like there aren't a large, engaged group of Chinese consumers with a history of independently overreacting to perceived slights against China, such as the recent blowup against K-Pop group BTS over a tribute to those that fought in the Korean War. The Chinese government doesn't have to do everything itself for companies with business in the region to get hurt.
 
OtakuCoder

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Nothing says "Cyberpunk" quite like refusing to host a game because an authouritarian government might get offended.
 
Arion

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the truest cyberpunk experience. my expectations weren't met but certainly exceeded.
 
Lord Fanny

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Reckheim said:
Seeing as you can't actually buy the game anywhere, i'd be curious to know what is going on behind closed doors.

Does China actually have that much influence over the west?
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Yeah, especially in the entertainment sector. Just Google how many entertainment-based companies Tencent has some degree of investment and/ownership in. I promise it's way more than you think
 

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What did they expect? That China was gonna shut the fuck up about this and do nothing? If you weren't ready to take the heat, then why even try at all? Stupid.
 
@TheFriendlyBro

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Fucks sake.

All I want to do is buy this bloody game. Also, who the hell are the "gamers" who sent these messages. This has pissed me off a little, I was well happy about hearing the re-release and now this happens.

Just mad.
 
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