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Censorship EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Left 4 Dead 2: Censored edition 60 As we all know by now, Valve has had to edit Left 4 Dead 2 because Australia's rating system is demented and won't allow any game deemed unfit for fifteen-year-olds. Unfortunately, this means th... German group's 'game burning' protest was a huge failure 64 Last week, we told you about the German group attempting a modern-day book burning by having people bring in their violent videogames and toss them into the garbage. The Action Alliance believes ... Ben Heck makes Halo 3 controller for Tucker Max movie 23 It's funny how you often meet people on the Internet through unusual and fleeting circumstances.  For example, weeks ago I'd heard that they were making a Tucker Max movie so I checked out t... EA: German game restricitions are censorship 24 Most people who aren't German politicians will tell you that Germany's reaction to so-called "killer games" is childish and ludicrous. Gamers, the gaming press and developers have all v... World of Warcraft back in China with new government changes 27 I'm glad my country's government doesn't give a sh*t about what I play or how long I play it. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be much of a case for "bad games" anyway, as aside from the... NPR talks about the Six Days In Fallujah controversy 31 If you talk to me regularly, you probably know that I'm a big fan of NPR and listen almost every day. You should too, particularly because they've been seriously discussing video games more and m... Australia is also banning Second Life 72 Australia's censorship crusade continues! Yesterday, we talked about how the Australian government was about to start censoring the Internet, and today we find out that Second Life is also about ... Australia censoring the Internet, blocking out M-rated games 55 The Australian Government has officially gone drunk with power. Not content to heavily butcher and/or outright ban videogames that don't conform to their horribly outdated MA15+ age rating cap, t... Owning RapeLay might be a federal offense 52 Time to start scrubbing those hard drives, kids. A recent article over at GamesPolitics suggests that owners of the controversial hentai title, RapeLay, could be found guilty of possessing child ... Left 4 Dead 2 cover art changed to appease ESRB 43 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 cov... Animal Crossing censorship ENRAGES adult players 48 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... Iran joins the ESRB ... what else can you really add to that? 50 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... Fallout 3 censored in Japan: Nuke gets nuked 29 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 releas... MK vs. DC's Joker Fatality is NOT censored ... in Europe 48 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 Mid... Dead Space producer talks censorship and the 'new' EA 17 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, ... Bethesda frustrated by differing censorship laws 17 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 t... New York State Senate passes facepalm-worthy bill mandating videogame regulation 45 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 ... Captain Quasi-Obvious: Prototype edited for Australia ... and Germany 14 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 ... Captain Obvious: GTA IV censored in Australia 51 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 Bool... Christians and Pornographers team up to fight the violent video game menace 39 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,... A New Dark Age: Microsoft warns Parliament of the dangers of content restriction 18 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 h... Nazi Germany: German law tightens censorship on games to stranglehold status 30 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 blood... People WANT the government involved in rating games? Now that's just terrifying 50 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 videog... Lebanon doesn't like satire, gets political game removed 9 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-... Philadelphia hates Hitman: Poster pulled for daring to have a gun on it 37 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 gu... Belgium police ban urinating game, voiding one's bladder is serious business 23 You may remember this game from this past summer, where you play a driving game where you steer by using your pee stream and then the game warns you if you are too drunk to properly operate a mot... Big Brother is back on Xbox Live 60 It appears that Microsoft might be making another run at cutting down on dirty gamertags. Last night around 9 o'clock, another Live bomb hit, permanently separating some gamers fro... It's a long road from here to Manhunt 2: Rockstar's appeal could be a struggle 10 I had reported in an earlier post that Rockstar was going to appeal the BBFC's decision to ban its PS2/PSP/Wii title Manhunt 2 in the United Kingdom. However, as one might imagine, this is not go... 'Violent' PS3 ad banned from the Internet 41 Britain loves its banning. Right next to teabags and unjustifiable xenophobia, there's nothing the great British public loves more than getting the most benign and mundane things banned. Take, fo... Condemned 2 toned down in wake of Manhunt ban 17 The uprising kicked up in by the de facto banning of Manhunt 2 had some folks scratching their heads. They wondered: why all the ruckus over Manhunt? The original wasn't all that great, after... Manhunt 2, round 2: Take-Two comes out swinging 38 Finally! After a worrying period of silence, non-specific delays, and vague mumblings about standing behind the game, Take-Two havespoken out about their true feelings on Manhunt 2's recent s... China hates skeletons, demands World of Warcraft pwns bones 47 Usually, we here at Destructoid take game censorship very seriously. Sometimes, however, there are such hilariously pathetic examples of it that all one can do is laugh. China is about as 'na... ESRB censors the Internet by-proxy: Now decides to regulate Dark Sector trailers 89 Just when we thought Gamers For Gaming didn't have enough to do, we hear word of yet more inanity regarding the censorship of videogames. According to the guys at Gaming Today, they've ... Resident Evil 4 for Wii is NOT censored 25 It's been reported that Resident Evil 4 for the Wii will be censored. Technically, this is true. The original source, Next-Gen.biz, said:"...a great portion of the blood and gore has bee... The best worst game ever: Bikini Karate Babes 2 33 Words cannot describe ... should have sent ... a poet. LA Demo botches spin job on gaming bill, Pat Brown is my new favorite person 13 GamePolitics, the only gaming blog read by Henry Kissinger, has a story that deftly illustrates the "ethical creativity" present in many of our elected officials. Louisiana State Repr... China takes candy, online games, from babies 19 China, the world's leader in angering Nintendo, has decided that its youth should be spending their days doing something more productive than online gaming. They are instituting a mandatory r... Sony to censor PlayStation Home; those f***ing c****! 37 PlayStation Home is a huge part of Sony's upcoming strategy, codenamed Operation: Don't Go Bankrupt, and they seem to be taking a page from Nintendo's playbook to make it happen. Whil... Nintendo at GDC = crickets 19 In case you were wondering why we didn't mention anything about Nintendo in our news about next week's Game Developer's Conference, well Chris Kohler over at Wired has a bit of infor... Jack is back and in video form (update) 53 Jack Thompson is like a bad fart that lingers in the room forever. No matter how many times you light a match, open a window or spray air freshener, Jack will always be there.Jack's late... Aqua Teen tangent: Show and story so awesome, it just had to be told 53 You'll notice we haven't said much about this whole Aqua Teen Hunger Force terrorist threat that Boston overreacted to -- probably because it had zero to do with gaming even though the... EU follows Germany's bootsteps on road to game censorship 27 According to this story found on Reuters, Franco Frattini (the EU Justice and Security Commissioner) has decided that Germany has the right idea about violent games. Apparently the rest of the E...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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