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Uzbekistan Ban Lends New Angle to Violent Video Games Debate

Helen Liutongco writes: "The list itself is a bit of an oddity; it contains the usual suspects such as Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty, but also weirdly specific and seemingly undeserving titles like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Strangest of all, the unreleased Left 4 Dead 3 is included as well (although it’s likely just another typo in a list full of them)."

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garyanderson2521d ago

I'd love to hear how they came up with the list.

SaveFerris2521d ago

Not good news for gamers in that country.

xtheblackparade2521d ago

Well, the wikipedia page on the country says only 16% of the Uzbeks are non Islamic or non Christian and instead follow a different religion OR are atheist. So seeing as most games in the list are not in line with the Islam/Christianity I can imagine it gets a ban, there's just no support for those games. Different culture, different standards.

I'm glad I live in the EU, but I don't think everyone should live to our standards, let them do whatever they please because there's no right or wrong in culture.

DasTier2521d ago

What about cultures that stone women to death for being the victim of rape?

xtheblackparade2521d ago (Edited 2521d ago )

I think that's got to do more with the legal system in said country. And that's an extreme, there's always exceptions. I'm talking about people who are willing. Christians and Muslims cannot abide by western atheist standards, because it's in conflict with the religions. So they are willingly accepting some rules. When the majority of a population in a country is not willing, that's a whole different story.

Fist4achin2521d ago

Glad I'm not in Uzbekistan...

TheColbertinator2521d ago

Uzbekistan is threatening our gaming industry.

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GTA 5’s cut “James Bond Trevor” DLC was already part-shot, actor says

The GTA 5 Agent Trevor DLC episode could have been a real treat for fans on PlayStation and Xbox, before it was scrubbed sometime before 2017.

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Killer2020UK4d ago

More interested in money than giving fans what they want. Such a shame

CrimsonWing694d ago

With the amount of money they generated, I just don’t understand the scrubbing of this. It would’ve been fantastic for fans.

Profchaos4d ago

I really want to know who drove the decision to focus on multiplayer was it Rockstar or take two.

Because when online started taking off many of the studio leads began having falling outs and leading including a founder

Demetrius3d ago

Ikr mfs that greedy it's ridiculous

andy854d ago

This makes me sad. Trevor was one of my favourite characters in gaming

Demetrius3d ago

One of the reason I believe once gta 6 release, most of us thoroughly play it, enjoy the world they crafted then after that no offline support, no dlc at all

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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The Best Open World Adventures In Gaming History

The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.

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