Controversial decision that has been adopted GOG, the digital store of CD Projekt Red. Devotion, the Taiwanese horror title, has just been discarded to be part of the platform’s catalog. An unexpected move, since his arrival was predictably scheduled today.
From the GOG Twitter account, they have made the following publication, claiming that have received “a lot of player messages” as the main reason for not including Devotion in the store.
Earlier today, it was announced that the game Devotion is coming to GOG. After receiving many messages from gamers, we have decided not to list the game in our store.
— GOG.COM (@GOGcom) December 16, 2020
“Earlier today, it was announced that the Devotion game is coming to GOG. After receiving many messages from players, we have decided not to include the game in our store.”
A few months ago We already told you about the controversy this game arouses in China. Concretely, everything arises from Red Candle, I study behind the work, included a message within the title attacking the president of China, Xi Jinping. This caused a review bombing movement on Steam, which led to the withdrawal of its digital sale.
The reactions of the community have not been long in coming. Many users accuse GOG of being influenced by pressure from the Chinese community and influences from the Asian government are even alleged to prevent publication. The truth is that the platform has not been particularly specific in terms of the reasons why Devotion it will not be part of your store.
Messages from gamers or messages from Chinese nationalists?
If you start bowing down to China, I’ll just move my business somewhere else.
DRM or not.— unforgiven (@itsunforgiven) December 16, 2020
Messages from players or messages from Chinese nationalists? If you start to bow to China, I’ll just move my business elsewhere. DRM or not.
There is no way you’re not putting it on the store because of the opinion of gamers. They can just choose not to buy that game. Who cares if a game they don’t want to play is simply on the platform?
You just don’t want the platform pulled from China.
— Mah-Dry-Bread – Medraut Stowe (@MahDryBread) December 16, 2020
There is no way you will not put it in the store due to the opinion of the players. They can choose not to buy that game. Who cares if a game they don’t want to play is just on the platform? You just don’t want the platform to be removed from China.
messages from gamers, or from chinese bots salty about the winnie the pooh joke because theres a difference 😬 incredibly dissapointing pro-censorship stance to take
— PopiellART {COMMISSIONS CLOSED} (@PopiellART) December 16, 2020
Player messages, or Chinese bots about the Winnie the Pooh prank, because there is a difference. Incredibly disappointing pro-censorship stance.
Since Red Candle it was claimed that the message that caused the wave of criticism was an accident. “A management mistake, and not something deliberate“said the study members.
