{"id":146875,"date":"2020-12-17T05:11:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skatebird-cancels-gog-release-devotion-controversy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T05:11:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:11:06","slug":"indie-game-scraps-gog-launch-plans-after-devotion-removal-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/17\/indie-game-scraps-gog-launch-plans-after-devotion-removal-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Game Scraps GOG Launch Plans After Devotion Removal Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><meta name= \\\"keywords \\\" content= \\\"\u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f, \u6559\u80b2, IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed,\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\uff0c \u5bb6\u6559\uff0c \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b\uff0c \u8cc7\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\uff0c \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8a2d\u8a08\uff0c \u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c \u904a\u6232\uff0c \u860b\u679c\uff0c \u96fb\u5f71\uff0c \u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c\u7de8\u78bc\uff0c Java\uff0c C\/C++\uff0c JavaScript\uff0c PHP\uff0c HTML\uff0c CSS\uff0c MySQL\uff0c mobile\uff0c Android\uff0c \u52d5\u6f2b\uff0c Python\uff0c teacher\uff0c \u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 \u8cc7\u8a0a, \u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a, IT ,Game, apple, movie, Computer,student,Java,\u6559\u80b2, ,\u5b66\u751f, \u5b66\u4e60, learn, \u6559\u5b66,  Android, apple,anime, animation, \u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bbe\u8ba1, \u79fb\u52a8\u7535\u8bdd, \u8cc7\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280,Game, Jeu, Juego,Call Of Duty ,\u4f7f\u547d\u53ec\u559a , \u6e38\u620f, \u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f,, \u591a\u4eba\u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f, \u7f51\u7edc\u6e38\u620f\uff0conline\uff0conline game, \u624b\u673a\u6e38\u620f, mobile \\\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/skatebird-devotion-gog-controversy.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>On the same day that <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/devotion-gog-release-cancellation\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOG changed its mind<\/a> and decided it wouldn\u2019t be listing <em><strong>Devotion <\/strong><\/em>on its storefront, an indie developer announced it wouldn\u2019t sell its game on the service. Just hours after GOG made its reversal, Glass Bottom Games founder Megan Fox wrote on Twitter that she would no longer bring <em>SkateBIRD <\/em>to that online marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>In the tweet announcing her decision, Fox took aim at the way GOG delivered the earlier news regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/tag\/devotion\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Devotion<\/em><\/a>. The onlline PC game store tweeted earlier in the day that it received messages from \u201cmany gamers\u201d stating their displeasure at the idea of <em>Devotion <\/em>being offered for sale. In the thread attached to the tweet, several people expressed their belief the change of heart was born out of pressure from the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/red-candle-games-devotion\/\">Devotion Developer Red Candle Games Working on New Project<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Devotion<\/em> developer Red Candle Games is a Taiwanese company that has been repeatedly critical of China. Last year, the title was briefly listed and then pulled from Steam after an Easter egg making fun of Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/devotion-horror-game-harvard\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xi Jinping was found inside <em>Devotion<\/em><\/a>. The devs compared Jinping to Winnie The Pooh, then went added insult to injury and called him \u201ca moron.\u201d The backlash from that Easter egg led to the game\u2019s publisher, Indievent, losing its business license.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glassbottommeg\/status\/1339236952692850688\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apparently sensing that Red Candle Games was once again being punished for its political message, Fox taunted GOG by saying she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamer.com\/skatebird-devs-gog-devotion-pull\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">only list <em>SkateBIRD <\/em>on Steam<\/a>. \u201cEarlier today, it was assumed that the game <em>SkateBIRD <\/em>was coming to @GOGcom,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAfter receiving one message from them that undercut a fellow indie dev, we have decided not to list our game in their store.\u201d Fox citing \u201cone message\u201d in making her decision was a very obvious shot across the bow of the online game store\u2019s claim they had several people complaining about <em>Devotion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While Fox and Glass Bottom Games drew words of encouragement for their supporting Red Candle, others pointed out the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skatebird-delay\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">choice of Steam for <em>SkateBIRD<\/em><\/a> as problematic. After all, GOG appeared to just be following in the footsteps of the larger online store. It was China\u2019s pressure on Steam that caused problems for <em>Devotion<\/em>\u2019s developers in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable that Fox wanted to show solidarity with a small independent developer on Tuesday. She may not have even been aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/devotion-taiwan-release\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the history of <em>Devotion<\/em><\/a> or that Steam took similar steps to GOG against <em><strong>Devotion<\/strong><\/em> less than a year prior. The decision of Glass Bottom games still didn\u2019t sit right with many, as it seemed to give Steam credit it didn\u2019t deserve.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"next-single\">MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/devotion-horror-game-pulled-china-president\/\">Horror Game Devotion Pulled from Sale for Making Fun of Chinese President<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><figure class= \\\"wp-block-image alignnone \\\"><img src= \\\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo2-2.png\\\" alt=\\\"IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\\\"\/><figcaption>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/br>Find A Teacher Form:\r\n<\/br>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1vREBnX5n262umf4wU5U2pyTwvk9O-JrAgblA-wH9GFQ\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\r\n<\/br><\/br>Email:\r\n<\/br>public1989two@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>\r\n<a href=www.itsec.hk style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.hk<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itsec.vip\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.vip<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itseceu.uk\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itseceu.uk<\/a><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Following the recent controversy of Devotion not coming to GOG, an indie game dev chief takes a shot at GOG, drawing applause and ire alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Indie Game Scraps GOG Launch Plans After Devotion Removal Controversy - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Following the recent controversy of Devotion not coming to GOG, an indie game dev chief takes a shot at GOG, drawing applause and ire alike."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[607],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146877,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146875\/revisions\/146877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}