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I just came across this fascinating post from a Chinese user, who says that gog hasn't been accessible for Chinese users since March 22nd.

And judging by the test results, gog is now officially blocked in China.

So, are they now going to crawl to Red Candle Games on their hands and knees to beg for them to release Devotion & Detention here after all? Will Red Candle Games still be willing to do business with them, after gog has thrown them under the bus in such spectacular fashion? And if they release it here, will anyone buy it after a DRM-free build has been available from Red Candle's own website for some time?

Only time will tell, but feel free to speculate!

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Post edited April 06, 2022 by SmollestLight
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If its banned in China, how are you able to post a thread in this forum if you are from China?
Paraphrasing here but if I remember correctly from Red Candle's statement on the matter, they "understand why the decision was made (to not carry Devotion)", indicating that there's no bad blood nor any grudges?

Meaning that if GOG asked them nicely and while they're at it, apologised again, chances could be good for Devotion to be released on GOG after all?

I'd still buy it. For more than a dollar.
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Elmofongo: If its banned in China, how are you able to post a thread in this forum if you are from China?
It is a mystery!

PROTIP: Even if I was actually physically in China at this moment, there's still a thing called VPN I could use. It's surprisingly widespread, believe it or not. Another easy way to circumvent Mainland internet censorship is to use a Hong Kong SIM card, which will work in the mainland but give you an uncensored internet (at least that worked a few years ago, no idea if it still does).
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fronzelneekburm: I just came across this fascinating post from a Chinese user, who says that gog hasn't been accessible for Chinese users since March 22nd.

And judging by the test results, gog is now officially blocked in China.

So, are they now going to crawl to Red Candle Games on their hands and knees to beg for them to release Devotion & Detention here after all? Will Red Candle Games still be willing to do business with them, after gog has thrown them under the bus in such spectacular fashion? And if they release it here, will anyone buy it after a DRM-free build has been available from Red Candle's own website for some time? Will Russian users feel left out? Does this thread have a lower survival rate than a prison inmate with information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton?

Only time will tell, but feel free to speculate!
Wouldn't that mess up CDP's dealings with Epic?
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Lol! Lick their derrière first, get banned second! What a way to make great deals!
Was it worth it, GOG? Losing all the good rep and drowning yourselves in shame with your bullshit excuses for the Chinese market, I mean.
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richlind33: Wouldn't that mess up CDP's dealings with Epic?
LOL!!!

I mean, in all honesty, I don't know, since I don't have a clue what this deal with Epic involves (considering Epic/Tencent's access to seemingly unlimited funds, I presume it's a fairly straightforward "U gib exposure, we gib moniez" type of deal) and I don't know how much it aimed at the Mainland Chinese market. But still, LOL!!!
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Maybe it's the result of that gaming ban during school days they introduced last year.
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bombardier: Maybe it's the result of that gaming ban during school days they introduced last year.
I've written at length about it in the wake of the Devotion rejection. Long story short: To "legally" sell a game in China you need a) be partnered up with a Chinese company (which gog isn't - unless the deal with Epic counts, which I doubt) and b) the games you sell must have received a license to be sold from the censor (which isn't the case for 99% of gog's catalogue). Compare and contrast to Steam's official storefront for the Chinese mainland.

It's not surprising that gog got blocked in China, it's surprising that it took this long. ANYONE who has even the faintest idea how that market operates could have told you that this would happen.
Red Candle's official statement I was referring to earlier:
twitter.com/redcandlegames/status/1339489008641056769

"Though regretful but we are willing to understand and respect GOG's decision."

Make of that what you will, but to me it seems like they haven't burned bridges/shut the door completely, so to speak, and would still be open for a release on GOG.
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CMiq: Red Candle's official statement I was referring to earlier:
twitter.com/redcandlegames/status/1339489008641056769

"Though regretful but we are willing to understand and respect GOG's decision."

Make of that what you will, but to me it seems like they haven't burned bridges/shut the door completely, so to speak, and would still be open for a release on GOG.
Or maybe, unlike a certain storefront I could name, Red Candle have a PR person working for them that is able to phrase a public statement in a professional enough manner that it doesn't come across as incredibly condescending and insulting.
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One guy's post on a forum is hardly sufficient proof that "GOG is blocked in China."

Hence, this entire thread is based on a very dubious premise.
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Ancient-Red-Dragon: One guy's post on a forum is hardly sufficient proof that "GOG is blocked in China."

Hence, this entire thread is based on a very dubious premise.
I think you just snagged the title of "Most Braindead Reply" from right under Elmofongo's nose. :P

Yeah, sure, one guy's post proves nothing. But if you read the OP, you'll notice that I put a link to a handy dandy website that lets you check the online status of any given website in Mainland China and it pretty conclusively confirms that one guy's post.
Interestingly, if you only type in gog.com it can be accessed.
Devotion is censored.