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It's not just raging Steam boycotters that Valve has upset with the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. According to the studio, the ESRB has also shown concern, causing Valve to edit the original cover art for the game which show...
| Jim Sterling |
Today, we received a furious email from an incensed Animal Crossing fan, absolutely horrified by the fact that a new update to the game has censored "bad" words. For Christina and her friend, there was no grea...
| Jim Sterling |
In a bit of weird news, The Tehran Times is reporting that Iran, of all places, has joined the Entertainment Software Rating Board. You read that right -- Iran is mucking in with the ESRB. Behruz Minaii, managing director of ...
| Jim Sterling |
For some reason, Bethesda seems to believe that Japan might have a sort of sensitivity to nuclear bombs, and as such, has made some slight edits to Fallout 3 ahead of its December Japanese release. The Power of the Atom sideq...
| Jim Sterling |
Here's something you don't see every day. A videogame has been censored, but it's actually North America that has seen changes made, while the European version remains untouched. That game is Midway's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Uni...
| Jim Sterling |
IGN Australia has a pretty good interview up with Glen Schofield, executive producer on EA's much-covered sci-fi shooter Dead Space. In it, he talks about censorship, the ongoing ban discussion, and the difference between the...
| Jim Sterling |
With Fallout 3 being subjected to special censorship in Australia so it may appease that country's ridiculous government, Bethesda's Pete Hines has discussed how frustrating it can be to tackle the various censorship laws aro...
| Jim Sterling |
I tell you, I love living in New York, but sometimes, the government here does things that make me scratch my head and want to scream. Generally, it’s a pretty progressive state -- but the reactionaries that serve in th...
| Samit Sarkar |
In what looks like the beginnings of a worrying trend, Radical Entertainment has said it is working hard to make sure Prototype is released in those countries currently not open-minded enough to handle violence in videogames,...
| Jim Sterling |
Regular readers will know that for all the problems the US and Europe put up with in terms of the anti-games agenda, things could be worse -- we could all live in Australia. Community member Boolean has informed us of Austral...
| Jim Sterling |
It's a beautiful thing when two disparate groups can set aside their differences to come together in a joyous union resulting in a deeper understanding of one another's viewpoints. That is, it's a beautiful thing when u...
| Qais Fulton |
In a recent Commons hearing regarding the institution of content filters on gaming systems in the UK, Matt Lambert, head of corporate affairs at Microsoft echoed the sentiments that gamers have held for years. In what many pe...
| Qais Fulton |
Germany is very sensitive toward violence, doubtless thanks to the country's inglorious past. However, it doesn't seen so worried about the mass censorship that also went on during its most bloody era, since a new law has bee...
| Jim Sterling |
A US consumer poll has revealed that 60% of those surveyed are in favor of government regulation when it comes to violence in videogames. 51% would like the government to directly regulate videogame content while 54% believe ...
| Jim Sterling |
Frustrated with the political situation in Lebanon, native Z.F found an outlet for his anger by creating a flash-based game called Douma (Puppet) where Lebanese politicians duke it out in one-on-one combat. Sadly, Lebonese po...
| Jim Sterling |
Considering Philadelphia is filled with violence and some of the worst kind of professional wrestling fans, it amuses me to think they're so upset over a poster that has a gun on it. Under the guise of bemoaning the shooting ...
| Jim Sterling |
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