 snowdrift France. April 17 2010 06:56. Posts 2061 | Profile Blog # |
I'm surprised that this is the only source for now, but it seems legit.
According to The Korea Times, an english-language daily paper, the South Korean Games Rating Board has restricted the game to an adult audience because of "the game's level of violence, foul language and depiction of drug use."
The news just keeps getting worse for computer games giant Blizzard Entertainment, which is reeling after Korea's Games Rating Board moved to ban youngsters from playing its upcoming title, ``StarCraft II.''
StarCraft II was obviously the most-anticipated launch of 2010, being the sequel to the original game that has sold more than 5 million copies since its 1998 release, while singlehandedly spawning a whole new industry of ``PC bangs'' (commercial gaming lounges), and professional gaming leagues within a movement dubbed as e-sports.
The decision by the Games Rating Board, a unit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is certainly a letdown, although Blizzard can file an objection within the next 30 days.
A Blizzard Korea spokeswoman said the company has yet to decide whether to challenge the decision by Korean game censors. Should Blizzard opt to adjust the disputed parts of the content and retry the whole reviewing process, as it did with the first game, the release of StarCraft II would likely be delayed until next year.
The rest of the article: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/04/133_64287.html
What do you think? Is this decision to be taken at face value, or is it a move initiated by KeSPA -- an official body recognized by the Ministry of Culture -- to delay SCII and put pressure on Blizzard?
This could be related to the so-called "gaming curfew" that the government is planning to enforce, along with "other attempts to improve gaming behavior and curb compulsive gaming and addictions." |
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| Gao Xi Hong Kong. April 17 2010 06:57. Posts 4975 | Profile Blog # |
| Oh snap, i bet people will still play it non-stop regardless. |
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| years Costa Rica. April 17 2010 06:59. Posts 216 | Profile Blog # |
| Are progamers under tha age of 18 prohibited from playing it? |
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Kennigit  Canada. April 17 2010 07:00. Posts 19174 | Profile Blog # |
| kespa...lololol..jeeesus. |
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| StorrZerg United States. April 17 2010 07:00. Posts 8998 | Profile Blog # |
| doubt it, parents will buy it for kids easy |
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| Hier April 17 2010 07:01. Posts 1576 | Profile Blog # |
Violence? There's so much less gore in unit death animations than in BW.
Language? They can't dub it withOUT foul language?
Drug use?
Yeah Raynor is in the gutter unfortunately. |
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| snowdrift France. April 17 2010 07:03. Posts 2061 | Profile Blog # |
| Wait, I just realized that this is the wrong forum. Could a mod put this thread in the SC2 forum? |
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| anch United States. April 17 2010 07:03. Posts 5457 | Profile Blog # |
On April 17 2010 07:01 Hier wrote:
Violence? There's so much less gore in unit death animations than in BW.
i dont remember any gore, but the Zeratul slicing the hydralisk CG was pretty sick.
we dont get that in BW.
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| ReketSomething United States. April 17 2010 07:04. Posts 4012 | Profile Blog # |
| Stimpacks aren't a drug...theres a little lightning bolt of energy! |
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| zul Germany. April 17 2010 07:06. Posts 4056 | Profile Blog # |
| it starts getting hillarious |
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| da_head Canada. April 17 2010 07:07. Posts 3129 | Profile Blog # |
On April 17 2010 06:59 years wrote:
Are progamers under tha age of 18 prohibited from playing it?
that's actually a huge concern o.o |
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| zerglingsfolife United States. April 17 2010 07:07. Posts 1694 | Profile Blog # |
| Wow, what a complete joke this is turning out to be |
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| years Costa Rica. April 17 2010 07:08. Posts 216 | Profile Blog # |
| What I mean is, even if the parents buy it for them, these fictional progamers, would they be able to play it in a televised league? What with being for adults only. |
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| Nuttyguy United Kingdom. April 17 2010 07:10. Posts 967 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Osmoses Sweden. April 17 2010 07:12. Posts 2636 | Profile Blog # |
| Seems like a direct response to Blizzard giving koreans an open beta. |
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 Insane United States. April 17 2010 07:12. Posts 4953 | Profile Blog # |
Kespa is such crap.
At least Blizzard will still sell lots of copies in countries where corrupt organizations don't do shit like this.
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| Kralic Canada. April 17 2010 07:15. Posts 2566 | Profile Blog # |
| Blizzard will just do what the UK had to do for some violent games, turn the blood green, take out swear words and put in a subliminal flash that goes across the screen that says "Kespa is always right." Then Kespa might approve of it and slap on the E rating. Last edit: 2010-04-17 07:15:25 |
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| milo April 17 2010 07:15. Posts 116 | Profile # |
| Playing legal games like this can backfire, making it illegal may only hype the game even more. Last edit: 2010-04-17 07:16:00 |
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