Citing its underage eroticism, Sony America pulls plug on Japanese video game

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Story<BR><BR>Sony America has declined to release the Japanese title Rule of Rose in the US, judging its content too offensive for US gamers and politicians. Is it a sign of American prudery, sound moral decision, or good business?
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">it's interesting to note that violence in video games has actually come under far more scrutiny than sexuality. </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Scrutiny? Yes. There have been countless studies (some better than others) done trying to determine if video game violence triggers physical violence in gamers. However, the uproar over the Hot Coffee mod was a million times greater than that of the "uproar" (if you can call it that) over video game violence. There are countless other examples other than the Hot Coffee mod (Janet Jackson comes to mind - it was a SINGLE BREAST for crying out loud - half the population has two of them!)<BR><BR>Despite the increased scrutiny of video game violence, any nudity or sex is instantly taboo and unleashes a PR nightmare on the publisher.
 
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