The Witcher 2 to Be Censored in Australia
In another slight kick to the balls (and ovaries) of Australian gamers, The Witcher 2 is set to recieve a slight bout of censorship before it’s released…
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Sony: Heavy Rain Won’t See U.S. Censorship
When the final U.S. box art for Heavy Rain arrived yesterday, not everyone was as pleased as I at the inclusion of its dripping wet protagonist. That got me to thinking: what else might change in the U.S. release? Might we see a repeat of Indigo Prophecy? Might stateside gamers have to live down the [...]
German Modern Warfare 2 Will Be Censored
Video game censorship in Germany is as common as… well, Common, so it’s no surprise that the controversial airport scene from Modern Warfare 2 will be altered for the German audience. While I have no doubt that Germans can handle it (at least as well as the rest of the world can) the German version [...]
Media Watchdog: Gamers Were Mean To Us!
Remember the furore over Madworld in August? Mediawatch UK were at the centre of it, after their director complained that it would wreck Wii’s family image. Now they’re complaining that gamers aren’t happy about their moral compass.
Microsoft Granted Patent for Real-Time Audio Censorship
According to Arstechnica, Microsoft has just been granted a patent that it filed in 2004, allowing it to censor audio in real-time. The technology is able to recognise phonemes and censor the harsh ones (those used in swear words), making them either “unintelligible or inaudible.” The Patent description also lists uses beyond that of XBox [...]
