Poppy Playtime Responds To Game Controversies In New Statement

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Zach Belanger, the CEO of Poppy Playtime developer MOB Games, has issued a statement addressing two recent controversies surrounding the game. The episodic survival horror game sees players explore an abandoned toy factory in search of its disappeared workforce while avoiding monstrous toys. Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 will release May 5, and its impending launch has been preempted by an address from Belanger.

Like fellow horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy's, the Poppy Playtime series has been the subject of controversy since release. Both series take traditionally innocent iconography, like animatronic animals or cuddly toys, and twist it into something bloodthirsty and horrifying. This has drawn many kids to Poppy Playtime, particularly the first installment's iconic blue antagonist Huggy Wuggy, despite the game containing terrifying and violent content unsuited for a younger age group. The popularity of Huggy Wuggy has extended into social media, and the spread of jump scares and graphic imagery has even led to police warnings about Poppy Playtimebeing issued to parents.

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Now a statement from CEO Zach Belanger, posted to Twitter by MOB Games, addresses two more controversies surrounding the game. MOB Games released a series of Poppy Playtime NFTs back in December which were highly criticized for hiding franchise lore behind a paywall. In response to the backlash, all proceeds from the NFT collection will reportedly be donated to the Clean Air Task Force climate organization. Another controversy is based on rumors that Poppy Playtime was plagiarized from a game called Verge, created by developer Ekrcoaster. Belanger says that this rumor is based on