The United Arab Emirates, ever fond of a good bit of censorship, has added Heavy Rain to its long list of banned videogames. The Quantic Dream game, which features sexual content and a storyline revolving around a serial killer, has been deemed too spicy for Arabic sensibilities, and thus won't be available in the region ... legally, anyway.
Heavy Rain joins such titles as Darksiders, Dante's Inferno and God of War. This moral crusade will, of course, just turn ordinary gamers into criminals as they find another means to get hold of the games. Still, if they want to do it the hard way, that's up to them.
The sex scene isn't all that good, anyway.
Heavy Rain? Not in the UAE [Megagamers]
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7:00 AM on 02.22.2010
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OBJECTION!
The testimony clearly states 'Heavy Rain banned by Arabs". The title doesn't say ALL 'arabs', but rather it has been banned by an unknown quantity of 'arabs'. In other words...
...the title isn't misleading, as itdoesn't suggest anything about which territories are banning it!
Gonna trade in MW2 as it's getting dusty since I got MAG, but to trade it in for AvP or for Heavy Rain?
Hmmm, reading Jimbo AvP review kinda put me off, as a 90% online gamer lag and matchmaking issues are pretty important, so it looks like i'm getting Heavy Rain on Friday.
Pretty stoked.
BAM!!! O.K. in the UAE
"The title is misleading. It's only banned in one country. It's like saying a game is banned in Europe when it's only in Germany for example."
OBJECTION!
The testimony clearly states 'Heavy Rain banned by Arabs". The title doesn't say ALL 'arabs', but rather it has been banned by an unknown quantity of 'arabs'. In other words...
...the title isn't misleading, as itdoesn't suggest anything about which territories are banning it!"
Sorry, I totally agree with Narishma. While not an outright false headline, it is misleading. By your rationale, if a game was banned in Germany, it would be okay for the headline to read, "[game title] banned by Europeans", because it doesn't say ALL Europeans, just some - in this case, Germany.
Until every Arabic country bans Heavy Rain, then the headline ought to specify the UAE, I think.
oh wait its destructoid...
Also, I'm banning Heavy Rain from my house.
HEAVY RAIN BANNED BY WHITE PEOPLE
anyway, i've been to Dubai. i don't really think their "bans" mean shit anyway. for a country that also bans pornography, you sure do see a lot of DVD-R copies of it sold on like every other street corner.
Grow up, Arabs.
It's pretty fucking awesome.
I guess you thought the game was supposed to be a porno?
It's not.
You really have to be sensitive about these sort of topics considering all the misconceptions that your main audience, i.e. Americans, have about Arabic people these days. Giving an article this sort of title is just begging for people to make racist comments..
You really have to be sensitive about these sort of topics considering all the misconceptions that your main audience, i.e. Americans, have about Arabic people these days. Giving an article this sort of title is just begging for people to make racist comments..
"Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism"
all you guys are breaking each rule. what the hell.
Wonder if he's Arab or that was white guilt talking? I'm betting it's one of the two.
Either way, Czech Monster said it best: F*ck the Arabs.
You are welcome in advance for my censoring the word f*ck. I was thinking of all the potencially scarred Arab children who might read that word and turn to Satan.
And still others are right: the heading is misleading. I at first thought they had reached the powers of a God in their censoring when it was declared that Heavy Rain was banned by Arabs. Which it must have been banned for awhile. Just look at all that sand.
Remember, Arab spelled backwards is bara...which far as I know means nothing, but I'm sure some Arabs who hate being called Arabs will find a way to be offended by, so I offer them the fuel to feed their hate, since they get off on complaining.
Hmm, Arabs are not unlike most gamers, then.
LALALALALALALALALAAAAAAA! And I'm off to pick up my atheist propaganda of Heavy Rain, like the good little soulless American I am.
"Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism"
all you guys are breaking each rule. what the hell.
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and well, yup, it's true... I hate you Jim. No one can insight a barrage of racist bullshit like you can.
there I said it - racism won't get you banned but watch and observe how simply harming this idiot's ego will...
over and out
-Bunny
Even if it's the worst you think you've ever seen, nothing can beat Dragon Age for the title of Worst/ Most Awkward Sex Scene.
"Add this one to the list of things you can find in the Arabs blackmarket."
*terrorist perusing wares* "hmm, rockets, mines, plutoni...Oooh God of War 3!"
Wow, I don't even know where to start with this one..
I knew that Jim's post would encourage racist rednecks like you to come crawling out of their holes, and you have just proved me right. And no, I'm not Arab, I just hate ignorant scum like you.
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