Poppy Playtime Dev Responds To Allegations Over FNAF Circus Baby

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MOB Games, developer of Poppy Playtime, has addressed a controversy surrounding an animation that allegedly sexualizes young Five Nights at Freddy's character Circus Baby. The popular survival horror game tasks players with exploring the Playtime Co. toy factory while being pursued by massive bloodthirsty toys. May 5 marks the release date of Poppy Playtime Chapter 2, but MOB Games is also using the launch to speak out against various issues.

While Poppy Playtime has become very popular since its launch in October 2021, the game has recently been the subject of various criticisms. Back in December, MOB Games released a series of Poppy Playtime NFTs, which were immediately criticized by fans of the game. Each NFT contained a piece of franchise lore, which locked certain pieces of backstory behind a paywall and sparked particularly strong outrage. Some fans also came to believe that the concept of Poppy Playtime was stolen from Verge, a survival horror game created by developer Ekrcoaster. Recently MOB Games addressed this controversy in a statement from CEO Zach Belanger.

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A new statement from EnchantedMOB CCO Seth Belanger, posted to Twitter by MOB Games, addresses another controversy surrounding Poppy Playtime and its creators. The issue stems from meme videos created by EnchantedMob, an animation group partnered with MOB Games. The group allegedly sent a series of memes to developer Ekrcoaster which sexualized his Minecraft character while he was a minor. EnchantedMob is also accused of sexualizing Circus Baby, a Five Nights at Freddy's character who is possessed by the soul of a minor, in some of its YouTube content. In the statement below, Seth