Lost & the Damned DLC OK'd for Singapore despite male nudity
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Feb 22nd 2009 at 7:00PM } 
Approaching the nudity issue head on, Mr. Khoo says, "[the scene is] non-sexual and can hence fall within the M18 rating." Expanding on the M18 rating, he explained, "only those 18-years-old and above will be buying the game and its expansion pack." Hopefully, the army of Media Development Authority workers manning individual Xbox 360s in Singapore will be checking IDs.
[Via GamePolitics]
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R @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:12PM
So there has been male/female nudity in gaming since the atari days,hell even rape in Custards revenge and the Cho aniki series is worse. Also yeah this should be no big deal. Just one penis and a badly rendered one at that. Get over it.
brickwalker0 @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:08PM
im pretty sure the DLC wouldve been just as great without this bit.
its Rockstar trying to cause even more controversy so even more people buy it for a stupid reason.
Erluti @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:35PM
I find it kind of ironic that the most controversy I've seen about this is that people are mad that Rockstar is trying to stir up controversy.
Scooter @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:00AM
Cut (lol) them some slack (lol). Its not like every artist has experience rendering penises (peni?).
Slaziman @ Feb 23rd 2009 6:38AM
It's penises or penes.
ice~ @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:27PM
"digital dong"...i lol'ed
Tyler @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:37PM
I thought it was funny how in the clip in the next mission after the "dong" appearance he was only wearing a towel and it kept on making you think you were going to see it again.
Side note: Just finished the story and I liked it a lot. Kinda short but wasn't boggled down appeasing your friends and girlfriends between every mission. Would have been better than Niko's story if the other characters had a chance to have more development in the story line. Worth the $20.
Jerk Face @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:59PM
Totally agree on every single point.
Killiam XXIII @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:02PM
No **SPOILER ALERT!** huh?
Tyler @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:11PM
Uhhh... either I don't get the joke or don't know what I spoiled. *starts scratching head and ass staring into the sky*
Deck @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:33PM
Killiam... where is the spoilers in his comment? I haven't played it yet, and there was nothing in what he said that would "spoil" the DLC.
Shmil @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:07PM
the spoiler is he's wearing a towel and we don't get to see his dong again.
Al2x @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:46PM
Damn, you spoiled it! I want to keep seeing his dong!
Darrel @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:57PM
I find it sad when a country that is notorious for strictness for practically everything OKAYS a DLC content with full frontal nudity while the "Land of the Free" goes apeshit over a dick.
Misfit Toy @ Feb 22nd 2009 7:58PM
Digital dong...just one less reason for me to want to get this DLC.
Rob Accomando @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:12PM
Remember; in the USA, Nudity = bad, blood & violence = no problem
Deck @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:32PM
Its a strange world isn't it?
Gary @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:24PM
remember, no potty mouths, either!
VSpeck @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:34PM
How can we ever forget? Some goof ball makes this same post EVERY TIME nudity is mentioned in any video game. Also in this case there isn't even any nudity being censored. So what exactly was your point?
EDIT: It's the weekend, pal. We do what we can. RELAX
Sora @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:15AM
Where did you get an edit button?!
VSpeck @ Feb 23rd 2009 2:06AM
I paid for a premium account.
Moptimus Slime (Leader of the Taylor Swift Defense Force, Gobot in disguise) @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:14PM
Singapore? Why not retitle it GTA IV: Face full of Wang? Its funny AND informative
ronald.raygun @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:16PM
im a digital dong appreciator, but i live in the states.
just throwing that out there
Negativecool @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:26PM
Dat dude's gotta big funny lookin penus
cafecito @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:30PM
The "digital dong" was enough for me to make me not want to get this
Tyler @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:57PM
It's good man. Promise... Dong promise!
Obie @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:21PM
Yeah toss away a great 20 hour expansion for a 5 second glimpse of non-erotic male anatomy.
You sir are an idiot.
Zertoss @ Feb 22nd 2009 11:44PM
Is a dong promise like a pinky swear?
Nadril @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:01AM
The dong promise sounds hard.
Markez @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:54AM
Zertoss I don't want to shake dongs.
I didn't know that was a requirement of the DLC.
Can we get a new joystiq tag for 'tangle dongs' or 'tangling dongs'
I mean, I'm secure in my sexuality, and what I do with my dong and all, but, *shrug* if tangling dongs is really a necessity of DLC these days, I guess I can grow with the future. Well, wait. *sigh* this is a lose lose isn't it?
cafecito @ Feb 23rd 2009 10:05PM
I'm not that crazy about GTA, so missing this is no such a big dealio for me. That's why the Dong was enough to turn me off.
Verde @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:57PM
I've always found it funny that we can see a body part that half of the world has, and freak out, yet we can see virtual murder and not blink.
And am I the only one who is unfazed by this? Are people saying they won't buy this due to the virtual dong in order to emphasize their masculinity, or what?
Sinister Rouge @ Feb 22nd 2009 8:59PM
Has nobody in Singapore seen a penis before? I feel sorry for the ladies out there.
tyguy92 @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:16PM
Yah, I heard they were all spawned in petri dishes.
Dave @ Feb 22nd 2009 9:50PM
Hey, we need some women to balance things out. Preferably two or more for every guy.
pete @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:49PM
"Approaching the nudity issue head on," i laughed very hard at that, did no one else see that?
Patrick @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:59PM
Imagine the (worldwide) uproar if there had been female frontal nudity, erotic or no.
Paulmichael @ Feb 22nd 2009 11:21PM
"[the scene is] non-sexual and can hence fall within the M18 rating."
..As opposed to nudity in a sexual context, which is deemed unsafe for those at least 18 years of age? Way to set a weird kinda standard...
Scooter @ Feb 22nd 2009 11:55PM
Your avatar is unsafe for people younger than 18 because it depicts erotic relations between a box and a man. If the box and the man were engaging in non-erotic activities like puzzle-solving it would be appropriate for people 13 and older.
Paulmichael @ Feb 22nd 2009 11:56PM
Hahaha well tough shit this is the internet! :)
Adolph @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:07AM
So let me get this strait, showing Penis is ok but the tits at strip joints have an x on nipples . WTF man
Markez @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:56AM
Both are ridiculously lame and stupid, so what difference does it make? I certainly wouldn't equate nipples with equality at this point, it'd just be lame beyond belief.
itsucksperiod @ Feb 23rd 2009 2:52AM
this is very stupid and very sick. rockstar is very &^* period! i wont see any men who are nude. yucks! back off!
Edited for stupidity.
CannabisPrime @ Feb 23rd 2009 11:21AM
and...how exactly does this make Rockstar gay?
Rudolphe @ Feb 23rd 2009 11:24AM
What's the point of showing dick in a game anyway? Show me some Tits, if i want to see a Cock i'll look down.
RUGRLN @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:50PM
I refuse to understand why the hell they had to have male nudity in a game which is generally more popular against men...Female nudity is fine, it appeals to men but male nudity?? WTF??? Only some kind of gay dude will appreciate that scene, and not the majority of straight men who would play this game... right?
@Rudolphe, good point!
Benjamin Gilbert @ Feb 23rd 2009 2:21PM
Believe it or not, some people don't view nudity as a solely sexual situation. If you've seen the beginning of the Simpsons movie, you can recognize the difference between nudity for dramatic effect/comedy and nudity for sexual response.