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Dead Space Really Was Banned, How Violent Is this Game?

September 10, 2008 in News comments 19

It was announced a while ago that Dead Space was banned from China, Japan and Germany. Then rumors started flying everywhere that something was fishy about this ban. EA has responded and they have confirmed that this is true, the game was banned in all three of those countries. Which begs the question, how bad can this game be to get banned from Japan?

We reported earlier that EA's survival horror game Dead Space has been banned in China, Germany and Japan. Apparently, there was some contention by GamePolitics as to whether the title was actually banned, noting that EA had not responded to the news. Well, they just did. EA, in an e-mail to X3F last week, stated that "Dead Space was banned from being sold in Japan, Germany, and China!"

Furthermore, one of the developer's alleged Twitter confirms this as well. "I just confirmed with upper management that Dead Space is banned in China, Germany and Japan. Not a rumor folks ... it's true." To us, whether it was banned or not in those countries doesn't matter much -- we are pretty psyched for this game anyway. What about you?
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  • 2
    Seproth Sep 10, 08
    I just read the article comments. Someone said exactly what I was thinking. Throw in some tenticle rape and Japan will ok it.
    • 0
      kspiess Sep 11, 08
      Hahaha comment of the day -=> Seproth
  • 0
    Gamesta100 Sep 10, 08
    Well I thought it would get refused classification in Aus, but I never expected it to be banned in 3 other countries.

    Seeing as 3 other countries banned it, you can almost guarantee it won't see the light of day in Aus unless it is edited.
    • 0
      BlackLabel Sep 10, 08
      Well apparently Aus passed it as an MA15+ though as you say it may have been edited before hand, especially with EA taking this long to confirm the ban in those countries.
      • 0
        Gamesta100 Sep 10, 08
        Actually I just didn't know it had already passed classification here.

        But still it doesn't mean it won't be banned after actually being released.Manhunt wasn't banned here till like 6 months after release.
  • 0
    Final Blade Sep 10, 08
    Sucks for Deadspace. Not like I was going to pick it up though. I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S doesn't get it.
    • 0
      Twisted Sep 10, 08
      Really? Doesn't the US get like everything?

      Are there some games that haven't been ported there because of violence issues?
      • 0
        Shinobi_razor Sep 11, 08
        yes, no reason why we wouldnt get it. nothing really gets banned from us.
    • 3
      streetcarp81 Sep 10, 08
      What the hell are u talking about? How many games here in the U.S. get banned? I dont post much, but you say the most insane things.
      • 0
        Final Blade Sep 11, 08
        Not really, if anyone has a brain I was clearly stating that since Japan never bans anything themselves and has far worst shit, I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S doesn't get the game. I mean honestly whether you want to believe it or not, this is pretty crazy for a game to be banned in japan of all places. And it really makes you question if other places like the U.S might follow. Think about it, honestly. It doesn't take idiotic to understand the logic I was using. I was making a statement, saying "Hey I wouldn't be surprised if its banned in the U.S after hearing it being banned in Japan of all places". Not to mention if its really as bad as they make it out to be, who knows how much shit they're going to wash down when editing it like they did to Manhunt Two.
  • 0
    Jak66 Sep 10, 08
    Awesome! I hope this is the scariest and gruesome game ever. I hear that your unallowed to pause the game during scary parts of the game, such as if a bad guy surprises you from a corner, you have to fight him off or run, and you cannot pause. That's going to be amazing
  • 0
    Zero and X Sep 10, 08
    Ooooo, this makes me want to pick it up even more.
  • 0
    ali3n Sep 11, 08
    Why is everyone so surprised about the ban in Japan? They have some of the harshest censorship laws out there.
    • 0
      Gamesta100 Sep 11, 08
      I know what you mean.They had to take freaking blood out of Uncharted over there.Or was that China?
    • 0
      tekmosis Sep 12, 08
      Jisatsu Saakuru (Suicide Club), Battle Royale, Resident Evil. Also, there is no law for censorship regarding televised media....so much for that theory of being one of the strictest countries on censorship, huh? :0

      When it comes down to censorship in Japan a lot of it boils down to individual companies deciding on what to censor, not the government.
  • 0
    Big A2 Sep 11, 08
    WHat's the big deal? It seems like just another game that relies on violence than actual gameplay to sell.
    • 0
      BlackLabel Sep 11, 08
      You obviously don't know this game, this game is full of puzzles and thoughtful gameplay to get through it, the icing on the cake is that is is scary as hell.
  • 0
    tekmosis Sep 11, 08
    Darn, it's too bad Destructoid was used as a source with GP. I heard first hand as well from Andrew Green about this; albeit we were a tad late on posting about it before Destructoid got to it (:
    • 1
      RabidChinaGirl Sep 11, 08
      Yeah, that's right. You heard it from us. Or Destructoid. Preferably us, though.

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