Two weeks and two 2K games are banned. What the flipping heck! Following the censorship of Manhunt 2, The Darkness is tossed into the abyss disgracefully.
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Neither UK nor US, but this time, it's Singapore administration that looks anxious about the content of the game. The Singapore-based site Game Axis reports that the game is accused of depicting high-violence (nothing new). The site says that The Darkness is officially banned in Singapore for, what the local censorship have dubbed, excessive violence. The Darkness won't ever be sold here. I think Game Axis has rightly said that we can never expect GTA IV here.
Bioshock might be the third in the line detected on suspect-radar that can be banned. This is also a 2K game (multiplatform) slated for this Aug launch.
The idea of banning the M-rated content for violence really falls flat on my mind, because the videogame is an animation work intended for entertainment, hence to impose such restriction on such a creative work is nothing more than dishonoring it.
Why 2K is made a scapegoat? Why only M-rated games are aimed at by lawmakers? Is there really something outrageous in the game that makes it controversial? These are a couple of questions that often stir our minds, however, we fail to find an appropriate answer.
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In my opinion, a game deserves a censorship only if it contains some hidden sexuality, or else vetoing a game for violence portrayals is nothing more than politicizing the issue.
Via: Joystiq
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