China Bullied Yet Another Company To Remove A Game From Its Store And Heres How The World Reacted – MensXP.com

A horror game called Devotion was set to release on CD Projekt Reds digital storefront GOG. However, the plan had to be cancelled due to Chinese censorship. In fear of facing retribution from the Chinese government, GOG cancelled its plans to host the game on its storefront as the game had some controversial content.

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Players in the game found content that referred to Xi Jinping, the president of China, as a Winnie-the-Pooh moron. Its no news that the Chinese president and the CCP are quite sensitive to the cartoon bear as any images of the bear have been banned on Chinese social media. Winnie the pooh has been used as a comparison by memers which has been notoriously referenced by other personalities such as John Oliver and recent movies like Christopher Robin.

The game has been produced by Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games who have been at the centre of censorship controversy ever since the game was released. This is not the first time the Chinese Government has flexed its blanket power to dictate censorship in games, movies and other forms of popular media. PUBG Mobile, the popular battle-royale game made by the Chinese company Tencent Games was also found censoring what people could say in the game as well.

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Apps like TikTok have also blocked accounts of users in the past who have previously made content that talks about Chinas controversial detention camps.

Last year, Activision Blizzard banned a Hong Kong-based player from a professional tournament known as Blitzchung for his statement during a post-match interview, Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time. Tencent Holdings was the real reason behind Ng being stripped of his winnings and being banned from competing as the company owns 10% of Activision Blizzard.

In the case of Devotion, it seems like GOG and other platforms do not want to sell the game to avoid backlash from the Chinese government. Both storefronts operate in China and in order to appease the Chinese government and maintain their presence in a major market, companies often avoid taking risks with controversial games. The simplest solution to this problem is not selling the game in the Chinese region, however GOG chose to remove it from the worldwide store altogether. Heres how the world reacted to GOGs decision to give in to Chinese censorship:

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