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Dead Space To Launch Early, Banned in Three Countries

Posted by Soulskill on from the good-with-the-bad dept.

EA Redwood Shores' Dead Space seems to be one of the few games that has its release constantly moved forward. Shortly after news that the game's European debut was moved up to Oct. 24th, the company announced that the US launch date would be moved up to October 14th. Unfortunately, EA's Ben Swanson also said the game has been banned in China, Germany, and Japan. (Announcement here, sound toggle to the upper right of the page.) Previews of the game are available from Ars and Gamespy.

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  1. China and Germany could be expected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But Japan? When did the Japanese jump on the censorship protects kids bandwagon?

    1. Re:China and Germany could be expected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Conspicuously absent is Australia.

    2. Re:China and Germany could be expected by NoobixCube · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Don't worry, the OFLC is just a little slow. It will be banned, I'm sure.

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    3. Re:China and Germany could be expected by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      "Which I think is pretty much OK"

      Why? What beneficial effects do you expect from having your government dictate what your citizens can see, hear, create, and play?

  2. Hentai and Violent Anime by ilovesymbian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Japanese cartoons are full of violence, not to mention Japanese underground rape-porn and other shoddy media. How come Japan has banned this game?

    Germany... well they are still in the 1940's trying to make amends for what the nazis did. I won't blame them for trying.

    China banning this game? Yawn... so whats new? They ban everthing.

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  3. Different culture... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Obviously, violence is to Germans what sex is to Americans.

  4. Why the Violence? by flnca · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why put so much violence in a game in the first place? There's an abundance of FPS out there. Wouldn't it be better to come up with some smart and witty game concepts?

    1. Re:Why the Violence? by F-3582 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Why keep people making violent movies? And violent theater plays? Why do people keep composing music without any tonality? Why do people play jazz solos that makes people go crazy and beat each other up?

      They do it, because they can and they got a target audience for it! Apparently Dead Space is not for twelve-year-olds. Some right-wing conservatives (and Germany has been ruled by them for many years, unfortunately) seem to love liberalism in economy (neo-liberalism), but not in culture.