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All Japanese rape games banned

By NewYork on 29/05/2009 at 08:22:50 - 1 comments
Source - The Escapist
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Japan, or as we like to call it, Surprise Sex Land, has put an end to rape games. Japanese shelves will no longer hold PC games featuring rape - a decision that follows controversial title Rapelay hitting the Japanese national media.

The decision comes from The Ethics Organization of Computer Software, Japan's PC game rating agency.

Changes to judging from June 2nd will also force some 200 companies to reassess their product lineup.

The erotic game genre is thought to make up 10-20% of the Japanese PC game industry.

The fight is not won yet, however, as the EOCS ban is not legally binding, so it remains to be seen if these games truly disappear from the Japanese market.


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#1 - HairyArse - on 29/05/2009 at 10:37 wrote:
 
LOLZ at the strap-line.
 


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