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The Mortal Kombat series was subsequently banned in Japan, including its newest release, due to heavy amounts of violence[citation needed]. On 13 March 2019, the sales of Judgment had stopped producing future sales in Japan, following Pierre Taki's arrest on suspicion of cocaine use. As a result, Sega had replaced both the voice actor and the character model having been subsequently removed. [citation needed] As of November 2022, video game The Callisto Protocol has been banned in Japan. CERO would not be rating due to the game's violent content and the developer refused to make the necessary changes. Jordan[edit] Banned due to nudity (Condo Games). [citation needed] Malaysia[edit] Malaysia tends to ban offensive content such as extreme-impact violence, depictions of cruelty, any content considered anti-Muslim, sexual content and nudity.

In the case of video games that contain pornography with minors, where a real or realistic event is depicted, the possession of the video game or working towards possessing it would be illegal under StGB § 184b or §184c. Otherwise, if the work depicts a fictitious event, the distribution of such material is illegal. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines Banned by the district court of Kassel in 1999 for violating German Criminal Code section 86a (Use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations).

Usually, the NMC do not explicitly state their actual consensus for any kind of issued ban on a product, so official reasons behind their bans remain unclear. However, bans issued by the NMC apply only to the sale of those products through local outlets; they do not make private ownership illegal. There are certain exceptions, notably for Spec Ops: The Line (see below). Some banned games may be available and sold on the nation's grey market. [citation needed] In 2018, the NMC introduced a localised rating system for various media, including video games.

[150] However, the ban did not extend to digital versions of the games. [citation needed] Banned likely due to violence, gambling, and nudity. [151] The ban has since been lifted for newer prints of the game. [citation needed] Dragon Age: Origins Banned likely due to sexual themes, including possible homosexual relationships. [152] The ban has since been lifted for the digital versions of the game. [citation needed] Banned likely due to gambling and sexual themes. [153] However, the ban did not extend to the digital version of the game. Gal Gun: Double Peace, Gal Gun 2 Both banned likely due to sexual themes.

"Only in Brazil: Brazilian Government Bans Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Fun". Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2014. ^ Bueno, Renato (18 October 2010). "Brazilian Court Forbids The Sale Of Episodes From Liberty City Worldwide". Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[8] In April 2022 Taliban spokesperson Inamullah Samangani confirmed that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had been banned to 'protect younger generations from a bad influence'. [9] Albania[edit] No video games are currently banned in Albania. Some games were banned during the Hoxhaist regime for allegedly promoting capitalist values. [example needed] In 2016, the government discussed banning the game Five Nights at Freddy's apparently for its disturbing backstory, though the ban was never happened.

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