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Assassin's Creed II teaser site censors classic nude art, rated 18+

April 17, 2009 in Blog comments 12

So, the Assassin's Creed II teaser site launched recently, but something at least most of us didn't seem to pick up on is Ubisoft rating its own promotional campaign contained there, 18+, no less, this after censoring a Da Vinci classic.

Interesting to note is Google's "Strict SafeSearch" doesn't censor anything.

So this is the state of maturity in the games industry? You insist on rating even your “viral” advertising 18+ (the highest age rating that I know of) and then you still feel the need to deface a classic work of art to make sure that your “mature” audience is not confronted with seeing a penis? I’m shocked!

Here’s the missing piece...



It’s beautiful!
Thank you.
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    RabidChinaGirl Apr 17, 09
    I noticed when I saw the first teaser they released that all those nudes had no junk. And they're still rated 18+ for nudity?

    Please, even kids see more graphic renderings of dicks in the bathroom stalls at school. I understand wanting to avoid a lawsuit, but if anyone got their shorts in a knot over this, they're sorely close-minded. Might as well never take your kids to a museum or let them open a history book.
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    Blackfalcon* Apr 17, 09
    Haha, awesome!!! Pretty stupid thing to do, but the result was equally stupid.
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    HisServant77 Apr 17, 09
    First off . . . this is obvious from the first time anyone visits the site. Why is this therefore worthy of a news article? Nothing else to talk about? "Hey Guys . . . the sky is blue! Let's make a news article about it!!"

    Second . . . what's the big deal? Maybe they didn't feel like having a painting with a guy's junk on their website? Yeah it's historical and yeah it's a slight way of censorship, but who cares? Are people that interested in seeing nudity? What next? Do they want to animal genitalia on every toy and every animal or creature in video games?

    Can't anyone just take things in stride and figure "Big deal" with these small decisions and such? I'd understand making a big deal out of an actual big deal though, but this isn't one of them.

    EDITED:
    Also, yeah I'm "mature" enough to view such a picture, but it doesn't mean that I NEED to or even WANT to view it any chance I get! I can handle a punch in the face, but it doesn't mean I want to get punched in the face any time someone has a chance to do so. Maturity isn't about doing what you able to do, but rather doing what is necessary. What's the saying? "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should"
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      chautemoc Apr 17, 09
      quote
      First off . . . this is obvious from the first time anyone visits the site. Why is this therefore worthy of a news article? Nothing else to talk about? "Hey Guys . . . the sky is blue! Let's make a news article about it!!"
      That's a good idea, actually. I think I'll write about that tomorrow. Thanks.
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        HisServant77 Apr 17, 09
        Aw man . . . go figure. I knew I was taking a risk by saying that!
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      RabidChinaGirl Apr 17, 09
      I think it's more about the precedence it sets, which is why these "small decisions" feel like "big deals" to some people. You know, that idea of letting small things go little by little, and by the time you realize something big has come out of it, it's too late.

      It's not like Da Vinci's work is pornographic -- it's scientific anatomy, or art. Hell, it stems from the age of enlightenment.
      quote HisServant77
      First off . . . this is obvious from the first time anyone visits the site. Why is this therefore worthy of a news article? Nothing else to talk about? "Hey Guys . . . the sky is blue! Let's make a news article about it!!"
      We regularly see more "pointless" things on GameGrep. At least it's interesting, and probably not on other sites, hm? ;P
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        HisServant77 Apr 17, 09
        The thing is, is that they probably made that decision not because of some maturity bit. Instead who is to say they didn't make that decision just because it was their personal preference? Did they ever come out and say "We took it out because we felt it was too 'mature' despite our 18+ rating." I know it'd be my personal preference, not because of some type of maturity bit or censorship run or something. It's not like it's even a trend . . . it's ONE site . . . ONE time. If it were more than one, or they actually said they did it more than just due to personal preference, then I could understand saying something about it.

        (And for the last part . . . I know, I wasn't speaking of the article being on GG, but just . . . why is there an article to begin with?! Can I start writing about anything and everything, even utterly pointless things and post them on GG too, and get lots of views?)
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          chautemoc Apr 17, 09
          Money is involved, so them not coming forward makes me assume they're just covering their ass. Of course, even if they did come forward I'd probably just think that was them covering their ass for people like me.

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          (And for the last part . . . I know, I wasn't speaking of the article being on GG, but just . . . why is there an article to begin with?! Can I start writing about anything and everything, even utterly pointless things and post them on GG too, and get lots of views?)
          Yes you can.
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        Ameer Apr 18, 09
        There's a reason why this article wouldn't be on any other sites; because it's an empty story. You could sum up this entire article in one sentence and lose little.
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    redneonfish Apr 18, 09
    People are overly sensititive these days. It's a penis. Get over it.
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      xegaldis Apr 19, 09
      i think i'll have to agree wit hthis.
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    carouselambra Apr 19, 09
    haha weiner carouselambra's is ten times the size of that and thats before baywatch

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