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Taiwanese Horror Game ‘Devotion’ Pulled From Steam

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Things haven’t gone so well with Red Candle Games’ Devotion. Since its release earlier this month, the Taiwanese game was criticized by China for apparently mocking Chinese president Xi Jinping. That quickly led to a massive review bombing of the game on Steam that quickly spread to the first game in the series, Detention. And today, in an announcement, the game has been pulled from Steam.

For those not in the know, Chinese president Xi Jinping earned derisive comparisons to Winnie The Pooh in an effort to secretly criticize/mock him by those Chinese residents critical of the president. This quickly lead to images of Winnie The Pooh being banned in China (seriously). And seeing as Taiwan is under Chinese control (despite their efforts to seek more independence), you can see where this is going.

Devotion features several Easter Eggs that make reference to Pooh, as well as a reference referring to an individual who has received a prison sentence nicknamed “baozi” or “steamed bun”. This is another sensitive reference to the Chinese president.

“For the earlier sensitive art material incident, the whole team of Red Candle Games bears the responsibility of this awfully unprofessional mistake. It is not Red Candle’s vision to secretly project extensive ideology, nor is it to attack any person in the real world. Even if the sensitive art element was wrongfully placed before, we kindly ask you not to over interpret other game material,” the studio wrote.

Needless to say, that apology wasn’t good enough for those in power, as the studio’s official Weibo account (the Chinese equivalent to Facebook) has been shut down, and its relationships with publishers Indievent and Winking Entertainment have been terminated. This essentially leaves Red Candle with the responsibility of issuing refunds for the game should anyone seek them.

No word on when (or if) the game will return in a censored form to Steam.

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Jason Universe Team Teases “A Thrilling Lineup of New Projects”

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We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?

In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.

“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.

“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”

Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.

“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.

“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.

Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.

Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.

Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.

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