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GoG decides to not publish Devotion after "messages from gamers"
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I dont think so, i think they had it on their website at one point, but i really dont know if you can buy it anywhere today
So the Eurogamer post on this explained to me that GOG would be pulled from China if they published it.
Some part of me feels sorry for a lot of the people working there but I also think that with everything that has happened in recent years there is just something not right with this company's management and they deserve it (the backlash). Who knows if their bottom line will be effected in the long term, I kinda doubt it tbh.
Some part of me feels sorry for a lot of the people working there but I also think that with everything that has happened in recent years there is just something not right with this company's management and they deserve it (the backlash). Who knows if their bottom line will be effected in the long term, I kinda doubt it tbh.
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Humble Bundle should reach out to the devs/publisher and look into doing something. If they would even be interested.
Didn't even get to that stage, the GOG release date was meant to be Friday coming
Like P.T. it's been heavily pirated, but this would have been the first time it was legally available to buy anywhere since it was first taken down shortly after launch in 2019.
you know i'm using the term gamer very tongue in cheek and not "everyone who plays games", right?
This is bigger than gaming and if you take a level headed moment, you can obviously see why that excuse was used. They can't put out a statement that's says "China made us do it" and they certainly can't say "Chinese gamers made us do it"
So taking the stance of being ambiguous without offending is all they could do. This isn't a public dispute between CDP and Activision, but a gaming company against a government power house.
Exactly. It's not even censorship at this point, it's removing any type of criticism. It can't be a joke, it can't be something slightly negative and it certainly can't be meaningful. They wipe anything that may cause doubt or challenge to their regime and strong arm it. This cannot keep happening, especially when many other countries do not do this as well.
If china keep creeping their fingers and dollars in video games, we have a huge fucking problem moving forward. Which is far more negative than our typical back and forth on goodwill and nickle and diming technique's.
This have nothing to do with being level headed or not. I know they can't throw China under the bus, but that doesnt mean i should be happy they're throwing common folk instead. I'm seeing zero reason to look at this with the viewpoint of "oh thats fine, they're saying i'm to blame, but they can't really say its china right? so its cool"
Ooof. I wonder if they can get it back onto Steam or if that's a lost cause now. Epic obviously is out of the question. Maybe one of the smaller stores would take a flyer on it if they don't have a big Mainland market.
I believe chinese gamers (the largest in the world) were actually review bombing this game which makes the statement accurate. They know and some of us apparently know that it definitely wasn't us... because we are obviously not the joke here.....
So if you do the process of elimination...I mean...you have your answer. It's that simple.
Devotion was released back in early 2019 on Steam, but their publisher pulled it shortly afterwards when the (very innocuous) joke comparing their president to Winnie the Pooh was found by Chinese players. Since then it's not been available anywhere legally barring a timed limited edition Taiwain-only physical copy until today's announcement that it was coming to GOG (which CDP have now decided won't happen)
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How is it not available legally in Taiwan? That's surprising.
Not sure why Red Candle wouldn't just make available to purchase and download directly from them, tbh.
Ah you're right, it did get a limited Taiwan-only physical release - I think it was only available for like a week or so.
I'm pretty sure it's legal in Taiwan. Checking Wikipedia, it was sold physically there.
Wow fuck off. For a store that really tried to sell itself on pro-consumer stuff, nice to see that ends as soon as it makes Xi Jinping cranky.
Damn... That looks nice. I want to play this game now.That is correct. It is gorgeous.
Yeppppp. Fuck GOG and the CDP Group for caving after committing to listing it on their store though. The fact that they even have the gaul to attribute this to "messages from teh gamerz" is so damn laughable.
