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Taiwanese video game developer facing Chinese boycott sets up e-shop 03/15/2021 08:23 PM From Red Candle Games Facebook page Taipei, March 15 (CNA) Taiwanese video game developer Red Candle Games on Monday announced the launch of its own e-shop to sell its computer games, including a horror game that has previously been prevented from being sold online by a digital game distribution platform amid a boycott threat by Chinese netizens. In a post published on its social media accounts, the Taipei-...

Devotion is back on sale, two years after it was first removed from Steam. Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games announced via Twitter it has opened an eshop via its own website and will sell copies of Devotion directly to players. The studio will also directly sell previous release Detention and all future titles. These, and Devotion, will be free from DRM. Horror title Devotion was removed from Steam in 2019 after the game came under fire for mocking Xi Jinping, president of China. An in-game...

Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games seemingly remains committed to re-releasing their troubled horror title, Devotion. Devotion has had an incredibly troubled history. The game released back in February 2019 on Steam, and initially was uncontroversial, and was received positively. Unfortunately, the game attracted political trouble when a meme likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh was discovered in the game, a comparison Jingping is apparently less than fond of. The meme was in...

2020/12/18 16:32 Controversial Taoist talisman featured in "Devotion." (Devotion screengrab) Controversial Taoist talisman featured in "Devotion." (Devotion screengrab) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — International gaming platform GOG on Wednesday (Dec. 16) pulled Taiwanese horror game "Devotion" (還願) from its store over a hidden reference in the game that mocks Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平). Just hours after it announced that "Devotion...

Red Candle Games Says It ‘Won’t Stop Striving’ Regarding Devotion On December 18, 2020, people were supposed to see a Devotion rerelease on GOG. However, hours after Red Candle Games announced it on December 16, 2020, CD Projekt walked it back and canceled it. Now, the developer has issued a statement on its official Twitter account apologizing to people for the situation and claiming “we won’t stop striving.” Here is Red Candle Games’ full statement: Hi, we are Red Candle Games,...

Why Devotion won’t be sold on GOG because of Winnie the Pooh   CD Projekt has come under fire after it was announced that DRM-free online games store GOG (originally known as Good Old Games) would not allow the horror game Devotion to be sold on its platform. CD Projekt, which owns GOG and which also develops games under the name CD Projekt Red, is already facing criticism after fans have complained at the buggy state of the recently released Cyberpunk 2077. The issue surrounding Devotion ha...

Game platform retracts decision to sell Taiwanese game Devotion 12/17/2020 09:39 PM Image taken from facebook.com/redcandlegames Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) A digital game distribution platform on late Wednesday retracted its earlier decision to list Taiwanese horror game "Devotion" (還願) in its store, following boycott threats from Chinese gamers due to previously discovered hidden content in the game that mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). Polish-based GOG.com tweeted a statement s...