The fact that the game’s protagonists were depicted as schoolgirls probably didn’t help, either.However, in Russia, the game was banned for promoting homosexuality under the country’s bizarre Gay Propaganda Laws. Action 7. In 2017’s Wolfenstein 2, Hitler loses his trademark ‘tache in the German version, and is referred to as Mein Councillor, rather than Mein Fuhrer. But there are lines that shouldn’t really be crossed. Chances are this refers to a mission given to him by a succubus, and that's kind of their M.O., but whatever. Not unexpected, since the relationship between the US and Iran is famously sticky anyway.There's one wrinkle, though: Battlefield 3 was never officially released in Iran. While there are good games, there are also horrible games no one should play. The HighWire with Del Bigtree. This, apparently along with inclusion of 'implied sexual violence' tipped the Australian Ratings Board over the edge, prompting it to refuse even handing out the highest R18 level of ratings.However it turns out that developer Red Barrels actually sent the wrong footage in for classification. Released in 1997, Carmageddon was a fairly typical racing game with one objectionable twist — players were rewarded for mowing down pedestrians.There was swift backlash from media and pressure groups upon release, with many countries banning the title until the developers changed the game. Here are 19 high and lowlights. It was all thanks to a scene where American soldiers lay siege to Tehran and the Grand Bazaar.
Prepare the ban hammer. Notable examples include RapeLay — where the player has to stalk and rape a woman and her two children — or many games in the Grand Theft Auto series, targeted for their for excessive violence.However, many countries also choose to issue localized versions of games, in order to meet classification requirements. Comment. While in China, many games are issued with references to Tibet and Taiwan removed, even games as seemingly harmless as Football Manager.While many may see the banning of video games as an assault on free speech, others maintain that some aspects of the most violent or reprehensible games — Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkuni and RapeLay being two examples — need to be removed for fear that they normalize the actions depicted in the games.There are also occasions when games aren’t necessarily banned by countries, but are instead removed from distribution platforms, such as the Steam Store for PC games. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, In January 2013, the government of Pakistan banned Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter in one fell swoop, saying they "show the country in a very poor light." Most Banned Videos. Wait, is that better, or worse? War Room With Owen Shroyer. The CEO of Uber has penned an op-ed in the New York Times... With Trump apparently on the verge of banning TikTok, could... Big Tech met Congress at yesterday's antitrust hearings, as... We explore how Google, Facebook and Twitter are reacting to... We use cookies.