Deus Ex: Human Revolution was supposed to be out September 8 in Japan, but it’s now slated for sometime in October. The reason for the delay is that “prohibited images” were found in one place in the game. In its official statement, Square Enix did not clarify what the offending content was.
In THQ’s Homefront the United States of 2027 faces an invasion by North Korea. For the Japanese release North Korea has been replaced with “A Certain Country to the North.” Damn you, Canada!
Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby “adult” games for the Wii – at least in Japan – were packed not in a white box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too.
Square Enix, the company best known for its Japanese role-playing games Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, is ready to release some of the more “extreme” games in The Land of the Rising Sun.
] Stealth game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a T-rated game in North America. The means it is suitable for kids 13 years old and under. Japan, however, has a different rating system. Time to get out the scissors to cut things out.
Rockstar Games’ littlest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is heading to Japan this Fall, making the Nintendo DS title the first to be slapped with the adults only Z-rating on the platform.