Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Delisted Horror Game Devotion Added to GoG... Then GoG Decides Not to Release It

Update: GoG has now said that it will not list Devotion after "receiving many messages from gamers". No further explanation has been given at time of writing. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Cult horror game Devotion will be re-released on PC later this month via the GoG distribution platform, after being delisted in February 2019. Developer Red Candle Games revealed the news on Twitter. The tweet notes that all of the game's content will remain the same, as will the price. Devotion will cost $16.99/€13.99 when it launches on December 18 on GoG. It's suggested that the game may have been originally delisted in February 2019 due to controversy surrounding the inclusion of a poster that contained the phrase "Xi Jinping Winnie-the-Pooh moron," referencing Chinese President Xi Jinping, and censored memes that compare him to the Disney character. The Taiwanese developer issued a statement in July of 2019 apologizing for the asset's inclusion, noting that it would not be re-releasing the game "in the near term." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/26/devotion-review"] We reviewed Devotion upon its original launch in 2019, scoring it an 8.2 and calling it an "excellent psychological horror game full of surreal imagery." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/delisted-horror-game-devotion-to-be-re-released-on-pc-via-gog

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