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The Darkness banned in Singapore, along with everything else photo

To anybody familiar with Singapore law, it should come as no surprise that The Darkness has now been banned from the country's shelves. For 'excessive violence,' the thought police of Singapore have issued a big 'DO NOT WANT' to 2K's comic book adaptation where you can eat hearts and command slithering blackness. I'm sure the developers are weeping bitterly over losing such a vibrant and open market as Singapore's, where games flow like candy ... haha, sorry, I almost threw up with the sheer force of sarcasm there. 

The Darkness is just one in a long line of titles that Singapore has banned, with rumors that Bioshock is next. This is the part where the entire games industry should pretend the damn country doesn't exist. Why bother dealing with a place that outlaws oral sex anyway? I hereby ban Singapore and its anti-fun ways from the rest of humanity!

[Thanks to Joe Burling. He is banned from not being awesome]


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Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 04:45
Reeper
where the fuck is singapore?

who the fuck is joe burling/jim sturling?
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 04:49
Jim Sterling
And is that how you won the war, Nex?
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 04:52
Reeper
...i've been sodomized :D
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 04:58
Joseph Leray
Nex speaks the Lord's truth.

Also, Singapore is to fun as Germany is to ... fun.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 05:02
Fana7ic
Singapore and Germany should group together and together they´ll be able to ban all Videogames in every country so all Videogames have to get shot into space with Rockets.
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 05:04
Reeper
australia should join.

they ban just about everything resembling an M rating..
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 05:11
bleep
I bet this is also banned...
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 05:48
bleep
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 07:29
Das Inchworm
reminded me of this...
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 07:34
Das Inchworm
Anyway, due to the big AO/ banned controversy these days, it seems like places unknown to most people aka places we dont care about now make it a point to ban these games publicly even though they have been banning shit like that for a long time. It just makes the game(s) look bad to the casual onlooker.
leapfrogmcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 08:03
leapfrogmcgee
IS everyone in singapore a pussy or what?
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 08:22
Joe Burling
Yay! I'm banned from gmail, banned from that one strip club, and now I'm banned from not being awesome!
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 10:56
Necros
I agree with Das Inchworm, I haven't heard any word of Singapore banning stuff until recently, when you know games like Dead Rising and Gears of War had to have been banned. Guess we're pretty lucky compared to some places.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 10:57
king3vbo
Singapore, you are made of fail
DrXym's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 14:14
DrXym
Singapore and Malaysia are weird. I'm surprised this is banned since those countries usually allow violence but cut out all swearing, and any display of male / female interaction down to a kiss. They even chop wildlife programs which DARE show any animal mating or even the whiff of it. The USA isn't exactly a beacon of sense with regard to violence either (sex bad, violence good), but it's nothing on Malaysia. Perhaps they're more scared of the swearing in the game.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 14:48
Riser Glen
Singapore: A place where chewing gum is banned (I am not making this up.)
SubOrbital's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 16:56
SubOrbital
Oral sex: It's birth control for your mouth!

deathbunny's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 00:07
deathbunny
can you people even find singapore on the map ?
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