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Battlefield 3 Banned In Iran

Posted by Soulskill on from the par-for-the-course dept.

dotarray writes "Iranian gamers hoping to get their hands on Battlefield 3 will be sorely disappointed, as the country has officially banned EA's latest shooter. Why? The game features an American war force launching an assault on Iranian capital city Tehran."

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  1. Not surprising... by AngryDeuce · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I mean, they would probably want to ban a Chinese game that allowed the player to kill American citizens and destroy American landmarks.

    Not saying it's right, but it's probably what would happen. Personally, I'd love to play a game about the United States from a Chinese perspective. It would probably be hysterical...

    1. Re:Not surprising... by Sasayaki · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I've always wanted to play a serious World War II shooter from the perspective of a German soldier. I mean, we've stormed Omaha beach so many times... it'd be interesting to defend it. And we'd get to participate in some really unique content that hasn't been completely done to death by every shooter ever.

      Or even an alternate history, something like Modern Warfare series, but in World War 2 where some critical decision -- such as Hitler not deciding to turn the ME-262 into a bomber and mass produce it -- causes the stop of round-the-clock bombing, which leads to a revitalization of German industry, and a swing of the war against the Allies...

      That'd be interesting.

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  2. KH2002 License by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I want to know if EA/DICE paid money to the Iranian government.

    All weapons appearing in the game (sp and mp) are licensed, meaning the owners got paid for permission to use the guns likeness. The KH2002 is a bullpup assault rifle designed and produced by the (government run ) Iranian defense industry which appears in the game as a usable weapon. Who did EA/DICE pay to license this gun? Is this in violation of any embargo, considering there is a complete ban on any weapons exports (presumably including designs) from Iran?