censorship
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Let’s Play Copyright Threat Raises Questions About The Law And How To Use It
Firewatch Copyright, free speech, and entertainment lawyers have mixed opinions on the legality of game developer Campo Santo’s decision to fight hate speech with a copyright strike after reaching a breaking point with YouTube celebrity Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X’s Director On Localisation Changes: ‘I Didn’t Mind Much At All’
In the heated ongoing conversation over “censorship” in localisation, we’ve heard a whole lot from fans and even translators, but we haven’t seen much discussion from Japanese developers. Which is why, when speaking to Tetsuya Takahashi this week in Los Angeles, I asked him for his thoughts on the matter. His answers were a little…
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Resident Evil 7 Is Way Less Bloody In Japan
One of the most striking things about Resident Evil 7 is just how gore filled it is. It’s packed with chopped off limbs and sickening body horror. But it seems that the experience is a tamer in Japan.
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More Companies Should Explain Their Censorship Decisions The Way NIS America Just Did [NSFW]
When NIS America announced erotic dungeon crawler Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors would arrive in the US and Europe this September on Vita, it came with a big caveat. Like the last game, there have been “modifications” to make it appropriate. In advance, the company published an exhaustive explanation.