The Red Candle Games horror game returns with two special editions of its video game, pulled by a joke about the President of China.
Devotion, the Red Candle Games horror video game that was embroiled in controversy earlier last year over a joke about the Chinese president and his consequent withdrawal from Steam, is now returning in physical form, albeit for now only for the Taiwanese market. This has been announced by its managers, presenting two special editions of the title with various extras, waiting to see if they can also return to digital distribution.
At the moment only for Taiwan
Thus, in February 2019 Devotion was removed from Steam for containing a humorous reference to Chinese President Xi Jinping, comparing him to Winnie the Pooh, a satire that does not do the Chinese government any grace; However, its creators already excused themselves, assuring that it was no more than a resource of the prototype of the game that sneaked into its commercial version, but should never have been seen.
Now, Red Candle Games have announced that Devotion will return, for the moment, in physical format, confirming two special editions for Taiwan, waiting to see if it can reach more international markets; so much so, that its creators are already asking players from outside Taiwan not to import the game yet in case they can launch it in other countries.
At the time, Red Candle Games made sure that they would do everything possible to redistribute Devotion in the hope of not losing all the work done so far; Now it seems that they will start with the physical distribution while waiting to confirm their return through some digital platform “if in the future people return to appreciate this game in a rational way and allow us to rebuild the confidence of our players.”
The two physical editions of Devotion incorporate a series of extras such as a box in VHS format, an art book, stickers, an origami in the shape of a flower and the game itself on a flash drive, although in the most expensive version the band is also included sound of the title.
