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German Pols Have A LAN Party In The Reichstag

Germany’s government has a rather sensitive relationship with video games. Reports of official censorship often involve the country, either for violent content or the fact that Nazis are useful game antagonists – and you know how they feel about that. Sensational crimes with ties to “Killerspiele,” have stirred calls for outright bans of violent games.

February 9, 2011
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Germany Cuts Bulletstorm’s Legs Off

Upcoming shooter Bulletstorm, which is revelling in its violent trimmings, has had to face a reckoning of sorts in Germany, with much of the game’s trademark content cut just so it could be released.

December 22, 2010
In Real Life

How The Wife Of Japan’s Beloved RPG Maker Challenged Nudity Censorship

In the West, Shigesato Itoi is best known for the Earthbound series of role-playing games. He might challenge game conventions, but his wife Kanako Higuchi challenged Japanese censorship more.

October 21, 2010
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Ted Price Speaks Out On Possible Censorship

Kotaku AU

Ted Price posted an insightful blog at the Insomniac Games website speaking against a law that could possibly restrict access to video games, going further than the current industry imposed ratings system that already exists in the US.

September 6, 2010
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No ‘Sexy’, ‘Passion’, ‘Temptation’ For You, China!

In China, World of Warcraft and censorship aren’t strangers. Things like blood and skeletons were edited for The People’s Republic, and the release of expansion Wrath of the Lich King was held up due to content Chinese authorities found objectionable.

August 19, 2010
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Australia Might Lose Many IPhone, Mobile Games

Australia’s lack of an adults-only rating is a tricky issue, one in which there’s really no longer any “villain”. A new move that could threaten mobile games in the country, though, is a little more sinister.

July 22, 2010
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Online-Only Games The Latest Problem For Aussie Censors

Blacklight: Tango Down, a recently-released online shooter, hasn’t been released in Australia. Why? Because it’s an online shooter.

May 23, 2010
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A Year Later, Germany’s Push For Violent Games Ban Collapses

Last summer, as Germany grappled with a shooting spree linked to video games, state officials demanded the German government enact a comprehensive ban on violent games. A year later the government has refused, choosing to implement ratings education measures instead.

May 18, 2010
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Sony Calls For Aussie Game Rating Changes

Michael Ephraim, boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, has spoken out against the country’s continued lack of an adults-only rating for video games.

May 1, 2010
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You Cannot Club Seals On The iPhone

Developer Matthew Smyth is upset that Apple rejected his seal clubbing game for the iPhone. PETA, on the other hand, is so overjoyed they sent Steve Jobs chocolates.

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