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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:03PM (Unverified) said

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I'll admit I don't know a whole lot about this game, but I have watched multiple videos demonstrating the game, and I gotta say it's nothing we haven't seen before. I can understand games like Manhunt or whatever being banned, but this looks pretty run of the mill to me.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 8:30PM philmcfail said

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Yeah, I've looked into the game a bit and its actually surprising that the game does not stress on shooting people generally in the head or decapitation as most other games put emphasis on. (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35752.html) Its not as violent as you think when all you are doing is shooting off alien claws and such.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:15PM Mr Slayer said

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That's pretty fucked up to work hard on creating a game only to find out it's already been banned. I swear, everyone is so goddamn sensitive over nothing.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 9:05PM Mmmmz said

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lol, and your overzealous reply is a perfect example of said sensitivity.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 9:09PM Mr Slayer said

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No, not really...
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 11:04PM original fred said

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"lol, and your overzealous reply is a perfect example of said sensitivity."

um... what?
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 3:30AM Mmmmz said

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Slayer is being far too sensitive about this rumor. Thus, his very own statement is what some people like to call, "ironic" among other things.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 3:48AM Mr Slayer said

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Again, not really. I'm calling it like it is. When you work hard on something that could possibly be rejected before it is out seems pretty fucked up. I'm anything but sensitive.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 8:15AM (Unverified) said

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Why bother ever having an opinion on anything right? Slayer isn't being over sensitive. your post was stupid. admit it and walk away.


back on topic.. I guess RE5 will also be banned in Japan.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 7:01PM Mmmmz said

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This is a rumor. One that doesn't make much sense and has been more disproven than proven. If this was fact then in no way would Slayer be overreacting in his statement. But to get your panties in such a bundle over a RUMOR and complain about others getting their panties in a bundle over affronts to their sensibilities is calling the kettle black. Simple.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:53PM Keithustus said

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I know nothing about the game but now I'm interested.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 6:36PM masterinsan0 said

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And that's why they might have lied about the game being banned in those countries: banning a game gives it a ton more publicity than it might otherwise receive.

In other words, by saying, "whoops our game is so violent it got banned in 3 countries," even if it wasn't, people suddenly take interest.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 7:48PM czechm8 said

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exactly. someone at Destructoid said: "Just the fact that all those places banned it might be a good enough reason for me to now take interest in this game!"

which is exactly why they claim bannage. it's just hype.
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:55PM Mr Khan said

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I agree with Red Leader. In a world after Gears, Manhunt, and No More Heroes, Dead Space is nothing too shocking

Not on this scale, at any rate
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 6:01PM Mr Khan said

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Also: In a world after MadWorld, we'll be so collectively jaded that they'll have to re-invent the concept of violence to shock us anymore
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 9:28PM Foetoid said

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QFT. I've been telling everyone i know and putting it on every forum i can think of to check out the Mad World trailers. Even my CSS screen name is now 'Watch the Mad World Trailers!' just to get it buried into peoples heads a little more. Just doing my part to hype one of the goriest games i've ever seen, and its gonna be so much fun!
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:55PM Ranus Studios said

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A new scandal appears!
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 6:02PM waynski1457 said

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Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle, I choose you!
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 5:58PM Megadanxzero said

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What a fucking weird thing to lie about... Seems completely random, especially since there haven't even been rumours going around anywhere else, or in fact any MENTION of anything like this until now...

Personally I don't see how this hasn't been done already... The game's supposed to be coming out in about a month now and I'd assumed things like this would be done in advance.

Either way, considering the recent moving FORWARD of this game's release date (Twice...) I'm gonna go ahead and guess this is bullshit. If it was getting banned in three countries they'd probably delay it to work on editing bits out for the countries it's been banned in
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 6:10PM (Unverified) said

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I guess they are going to ban Resident evil 5 because you are shooting african.

Capcom: WOOOOIH I can't way to shoot some Sambos.

BANNED!!!!!
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 7:22PM RobLink said

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Sambos?!?!

Uh oh...
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Posted: Sep 6th 2008 11:24PM (Unverified) said

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Well there's a spoiler for ya-everytime you huck a grenade at em, the monsters are gonna yell: "GRENADA!!" lol.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 5:17AM Premature ejaculation man said

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I call bullshit. The only reason is because it hasn't been banned in Australia; which enjoys swinging the game banhammer all too much...

So either they're making stuff up, or the game manages to piss off those countries in ways it can't do here (eg Nazi's dying after permanently killing every Chinese person while Japan is slingshot into the sun)
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Posted: Sep 7th 2008 7:36PM (Unverified) said

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Well, its definitely not a misunderstanding, my site was also contacted and told us the same thing. While I would like to think that EA had enough confidence in this title that it wouldn't need to pull a publicity stunt like this. Dead Space is going to be the underdog title of the year and doesn't need any controversy bringing it down.
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