Top Stories censorship
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Germany Gets Around To Banning Dead Island
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How Australia's Proposed Internet Censorship Will (And Won't) Affect Video Games
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Let's Play Atkinson Interview Bingo!
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Indie Game Targets Aussie Internet, Games Censorship
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Aliens Vs. Predator To Be Re-Reviewed In Australia
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Hey, Stop Blaming The Australian Government/People For "Banning" Games
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A Rare Look Inside China’s Porn Censors
Last month, Kotaku posted a job listing for a porn censor in China. Maybe you applied! Maybe you didn’t. But if you were curious as to what kind of people censor porn in China, here’s your chance to have a peek.
JRPG Censorship Is Such A Silly Thing
For as long as there have been Japanese role-playing games, there has been censorship. Since the NES days, Nintendo and other big Japanese companies have been quick to stamp their big black bars on anything that might be considered offensive to Western sensibilities: alcohol, religion, sex, octopus statues, whatever. And JRPGs have been the biggest victim of this misguided crusade.
Apple Cleared Of Blame, ‘Censored’ Comic Will Be Sold On iOS Devices After All
Yesterday, all of the internet was ablaze with the news that Saga #12 — Image Comics’ sci-fi adventure drama by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples — was being blocked from iPads and iPhones by Apple. A new announcement from digital comics purveyor Comixology indicates that they, not Apple, were to blame.
Apple Bans Upcoming Issue Of Comic Series Saga For Images Of Gay Sex
Tomorrow’s Saga #12 — the latest issue of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ critically acclaimed series — won’t be available for purchase via comics-reading apps on the iPad or iPhone, because it contains images of gay sex. That means that folks who buy and read the sci-fi adventure drama via apps like Comixology won’t be able to do so once the issue goes on sale.
Sandy Hook’s State Rep Proposes Sin Tax On M-Rated Games
The freakout over violent video games shows no signs of abating. We’re back to Connecticut again. Debralee Hovey, a state representative there, has proposed an additional 10 per cent tax on the sale of M-rated video games.
Anti-Censorship Group Shushes Library For Banning Games
I wasn’t aware people play video games like Call of Duty in public libraries, but evidently they do in the US state of New Jersey. Or did. The library board there specifically banned first-person shooters from being played on library computers last month.
Serious Game About The Syrian Conflict Barred From The App Store
Apple’s notoriously haphazard approvals policy for App Store games continues unabated. Only a few months after a historical game about the Second World War was blocked for daring to use flags, a serious game about the current conflict in Syria has been barred for much the same reason.
