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Zuzanna Domeradzka, 22 April 2024, 05:26

The content of the upcoming Stellar Blade won't be censored in any way. The same version of the game will be released worldwide, including Japan.

Michal Ciezadlik, 14 July 2023, 17:30

The negative reception faced by the developers of Skullgirls 2nd Encore after they gentrified their game was declawed by Steam, which hid much of the unflattering reviews.

Adrian Werner, 28 June 2023, 12:37

Skullgirls 2nd Encore has received an update that censors many elements of the game. Fans have reacted very negatively to these changes.

Julia Dragovic, 20 January 2023, 14:09

Roskomnadzor has repeatedly threatened to block our „web-site” in Russia for posting our guide to Vile Monarch's Weedcraft Inc. The same game also reportedly contributed to the banning of Metacritic in the country.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 December 2022, 12:28

An amendment to a law that bans the distribution of 'LGBT propaganda' has gone into effect in Russia. Also in video games.

Adrian Werner, 07 October 2022, 12:19

Valve has blocked the release of Chaos;Head Noah on Steam. This is all the more surprising because the game will be released on Nintendo Switch without any problems.

Sonia Selerska, 06 July 2022, 14:20

A new law in South Africa declares that no video game is fully appropriate for children under the age of 10, and with that, the definition of violence is significantly expanded.

Milosz Szubert, 15 April 2022, 15:28

Tencent has decided to fix a vulnerability in its internet acceleration application that enabled Chinese people to play games not approved by the government in their country. Thus, people who used it lost the chance to play GTA and Animal Crossing.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 12 April 2022, 13:14

The Chinese government resumed licensing of games published in the country. The local market will soon receive 45 new titles.

Dawid Wanat, 15 March 2022, 11:20

China is restricting minors from streaming and using social media. This is another step in the fight against addiction among minors.

Hubert Sledziewski, 24 February 2022, 21:56

We've learned why the game Martha Is Dead, debuting today, has been censored on PlayStation. Sony decided to make this move due to drastic scenes and references to masturbation.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 10 February 2022, 12:12

Russians will not play the latest addition for The Sims 4. All because of the local law.

Adrian Werner, 21 January 2022, 16:09

Ghostlight has caved in under player pressure and released a patch restoring censored elements in the PC edition of the jRPG Mary Skelter 2.

Hubert Sledziewski, 05 January 2022, 21:28

Several characters in Genshin Impact will receive alternative skins, however, they will not be optional for Chinese fans. The reason? Censorship.

Agnes Adamus, 28 December 2021, 18:29

Lost Ark sparks controversy due to strange artistic decisions in version prepared for western market. Fans point out that this edition changes, among others, character skin colors. Additionally, Amazon bans people who express their dissatisfaction with this state of affairs.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 23 December 2021, 14:55

Intel's call to break off cooperation with the Xinjiang region was negatively received by the Chinese. This, in turned, prompted the company to publish an official apology in a damage control attempt.

Adrian Werner, 24 October 2021, 21:32

Fans of the GTA series noticed some interesting things in the recent trailer for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition - the removal of a controversial symbol from the shirt of one of the characters. In addition, an interesting video comparing the refreshed versions of the games with the originals has appeared online.

Michael Zegar, 07 October 2021, 21:24

Blizzard removes more content from World of Warcraft that does not comply with the company's new policy. This time it's the humorous layer of the game. It's a shame, some of the erased jokes are real gems...

GRG, 03 October 2021, 21:35

Chinese censors have not allowed any new video game on the market since a controversial ban on showing „effeminate” men on Chinese television.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 October 2021, 13:33

The creators of World of Warcraft explain that the recent cases of censorship are the result of employee feedback. They also assured that this will not translate into restrictions on the customization of player characters.

GRG, 28 September 2021, 11:44

New Chinese regulations are set to prevent minors from livestreaming, and they also introduce further restrictions as part of their concern for children's development.

Hubert Sledziewski, 23 September 2021, 18:44

Tom Henderson revealed some previously unknown information about Detroit: Become Human. Reportedly, originally the game was supposed to include four protagonists, but one of the heroines did not get approval from Sony. The reason was her appearance.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 September 2021, 14:25

World of Warcraft is testing update 9.1.5, and in addition to new fixes users found more examples of politically correct censorship.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 20 September 2021, 15:50

China is imposing yet another restriction on minors' access to digital entertainment. This time it concerns TikTok. Its Chinese version can only be used by children for 40 minutes a day.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 September 2021, 15:40

Patch 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft is expected to bring quite a few changes. These apparently include an unusual example of censorship in the form of modifications to two paintings from the base game.

Miriam Moszczynska, 16 September 2021, 15:17

A discussion has erupted on Reddit about possible censorship in the revamped version of GTA V, which is headed for next-gen consoles. The reason for the outrage is the new trailer.

Miriam Moszczynska, 30 August 2021, 14:33

Gwent has experienced Chinese censorship, with some of the cards receiving only minor changes, while others a whole new look. Nothing is left of the original violence, nudity or blood.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 24 July 2021, 18:28

SUPERHOT VR has fallen victim to review bombing. All because of an update that removed disturbing scenes of self-mutilation and suicide from the game.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 22 March 2021, 18:56

Super Seducer 3 will not appear on Steam. Valve deemed the game too close to pornography.

Adrian Werner, 19 March 2021, 14:12

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut proved too controversial for the Australian age rating body. It refused to classify the game, which in practice means a ban on the sale of console versions, despite the fact that Australians have been able to buy it on Steam for long time.

, 05 March 2021, 22:30

According to a statement from Capcom, the Japanese version of Resident Evil: Village will be censored according to the standards of the country's CERO organization.

Lukasz Stefaniak, 23 February 2021, 13:31

According to recent reports, Sony has decided to introduce censorship of violent scenes in some PlayStation games. It has to do with the desire to reach a wider audience.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 01 February 2021, 19:41

Not only the oppositionist Alexei Navalny seems to be troubling the Russian government. The Russian State Duma sees another threat in satellite internet from Elon Musk. Starlink could be banned in Russia.

Milosz Szubert, 04 January 2021, 21:39

The representatives of Top Hat Studios informed that in the past months they have received a lot of unpleasant messages criticizing Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story. They stressed, however, that they didn't give in and on January 7 the title will be released, uncensored, on Nintendo Switch.

Agnes Adamus, 25 August 2020, 14:05

Last week's teaser trailer of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War was banned in China. The reason for this decision is a short fragment showing the events that took place on June 4, 1989 on the Tian'anmen Square.

Michael Kulakowski, 04 August 2020, 21:14

The Chinese government is once again tightening control over the youngest citizens who like to spend time playing video games. Since September, all developers operating in the country must introduce a player verification system, based on their real personal data, and even a face scan.

Paul Wozniak, 08 July 2020, 21:39

It turns out that developers from Inifnity Ward quietly removed the „OK” gesture from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. The reason for this decision was not given, but many players believe that the element was removed because of its controversial significance.

Agnes Adamus, 29 June 2020, 21:52

A comparison of two versions of Halo The Master Chief Collection - the Chinese version and the „general” one, which has been published on most of the world's markets - has appeared on the web. We can see on it that the changes included mainly enemy models and the cut-scene showing Gravemind.

Agnes Adamus, 19 June 2020, 20:10

At the end of May, the WWII strategy game Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg was released. On this occasion, a short trailer was published, which shows Hitler celebrating in the Kremlin. As it turns out, this did not appeal to the Russian government, which demanded that the sale of the game be stopped in the country.

Karol Laska, 10 June 2020, 13:40

HBO Max has been operating in full swing throughout America since May 27. The platform's offer is very rich, but unexpectedly a classic that is Gone With the Wind was pulled. The reason for this is to be outdated racist scenes.

Karol Laska, 08 June 2020, 14:57

Looney Tunes appeared in the American HBO Max offer, and with them all the iconic cast characters, including Bugs Bunny. Due to the decision of the creators, the animation won't show firearms.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 02 June 2020, 12:06

In response to Mark Zuckerberg's assurance that he would not moderate Donald Trump's entries, Facebook employees organized a virtual protest.

Kuszu, 28 May 2020, 13:14

Is there going to be a war between social media and politics? Twitter has marked Donald Trump's entries as „misleading”, Mark Zuckerberg criticizes the website's actions, and the president himself threatens to shut down „social networks that try to silence conservatives”. Things are getting interesting.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 27 May 2020, 13:39

Some comments that were critical of the Chinese government began to disappear from YouTube. This is all the more surprising because the service is not available in China anyway.

Bart Swiatek, 25 May 2020, 15:18

Valve Software is working on a Chinese version of Steam - the program was announced in 2018 and recently received an alpha version. The application differs in several respects from the variant known from other regions of the world.

Paul Wozniak, 23 May 2020, 20:19

A few days ago, the classic movie trilogy Back to the Future e was released on Netflix in some regions. It soon came to light that one of the scenes in the second movie was censored, which did not appeal to the audience. Fortunately, the original version of the movie can already be watched on the platform, and its writer wants the one with censorship to be destroyed.

Frozen, 23 May 2020, 19:02

Croteam confirmed that the 3D model of harpies in Serious Sam 4 will have its breasts covered, which caused a storm on Steam's forum. In topic of over 600 comments, fans accuse the developer of censoring the game.

Bart Swiatek, 04 May 2020, 19:16

A post published on a Chinese forum suggests that Asian users of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord may get banned for using nicknames that do not comply with Chinese standards - e.g. referring to local politicians, protests or suggesting a connection between the coronavirus and Wuhan.

Adrian Werner, 04 May 2020, 15:26

CD Projekt RED will not have to censor Cyberpunk 2077 to get an age rating in Australia. The game has been rated for adults only, but changes to its content will not be necessary.

Bart Swiatek, 17 April 2020, 11:18

Riot Games wanted a League of Legends player using the name „Corona” to change it. Nick was deemed inappropriate, even though it came from the user's actual last name.