Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 03:35 GMT
EA to the Middle East: No Dante’s Inferno for you!
Dante’s Inferno has been a brazen controversy magnet over the course what could only be described as its promotional rollercoaster ride - and not for lack of trying, either.
That, however, hasn’t stopped EA from exercising uncharacteristic levels of caution where the Middle East is concerned.
“Electronic Arts has decided not to release Dante’s Inferno in the Middle East after an evaluation process which is based on consumer tastes, preferences, platform mix and other factors,” said a statement from the publisher, as reported by GamesLatest.
EA’s actions aren’t without precedent, either. God of War was banned in the Middle East for – among other things – having the word “God” in its title, while Darksiders was recently shown the door due to its touchy subject matter.
More through the link.
Thanks, DaMan.
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38 comments
#1
AEA360
08/02/10, 3:09 am
all developers must develop a game that respects all religions, specially Islam.
#2
Phoenixblight
08/02/10, 3:10 am
@1 I assume sarcasm there. No wonder they are always pissed off
#3
GitForceGemini
08/02/10, 6:40 am
Even so, I’m guessing you won’t encounter Prophet Muhammad in Hell like in the poem.
#4
Arnysyas
08/02/10, 10:52 am
@3 If the game quoted from a poem -or anything else- that offense our religion we will banned it here in Saudi Arabia and I think EA wanted to “safe their faces water” so they decided to banned it before we banned it …
#5
onlineatron
08/02/10, 10:54 am
They should have just censored the game… You know, taken all that Hell nonsense out.
#6
The Hindle
08/02/10, 12:14 pm
Yea just dont put Mohammed as a cartoon those crazy muslims get pissed when that happens
#7
mington
08/02/10, 12:17 pm
@hindle
hey! not all muslims are crazy, but they are all terrorists
#8
The Hindle
08/02/10, 12:21 pm
#9
Scyrenn
08/02/10, 12:21 pm
Every organized religion is a form of terrorism…
#10
mington
08/02/10, 12:23 pm
oh god what have i started, forgive me ganesh
ganesh rules! ganesh could beat your god any day
#11
onlineatron
08/02/10, 12:26 pm
I dunno… my scientology aliens are pretty bitching!
#12
mington
08/02/10, 12:36 pm
ganesh vs tom cruise
thats a celebrity death match i’d like to see
#13
The Hindle
08/02/10, 12:43 pm
All these different religions why cant everyone be a jedi the force is the only religion worth following
#14
mington
08/02/10, 12:46 pm
you will succumb to the darkside
i’m a jedi on facebook….does that count
#15
Scyrenn
08/02/10, 1:07 pm
Really? I’m some sort of Mafia Vampire on facebook…
And wasn’t Ganesh just Homer Simpson in a suit? And Homer is just some guy named Dan doing a voice… Religion’s complicated!
#16
mington
08/02/10, 1:20 pm
do mafia vampires drink ragu?
#17
onlineatron
08/02/10, 1:23 pm
@Scy
Way to belittle the hindu faith
@mington
Ha!
I believe they do
#18
blackdreamhunk
08/02/10, 1:25 pm
I will not say they are all crazy, I am going to say some of them are crazy.
I don’t blame them I blame people who try to under stand god but don’t. they are all untruthful.
reglion and wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYKeinh1nFI&feature=related
#19
mington
08/02/10, 1:32 pm
don’t you mean Lairs
people who try to understand god are campers?
Li´er (lī´ẽr)
One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.
There were liers in a ambush against him.
- Josh. viii.
#20
Psychotext
08/02/10, 1:32 pm
One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.
#21
Psychotext
08/02/10, 1:32 pm
Fuck me mington… that’s scary. lol
#22
mington
08/02/10, 1:36 pm
great minds think alike, thats why nobody else thinks like blackdreamhunk…he’s beyond greatness
#23
onlineatron
08/02/10, 1:38 pm
And here we go…
#24
blackdreamhunk
08/02/10, 1:52 pm
meh to be honest it does not bug me at all this is just the internet after all
ok how about untruthful,liars,lier you get my point
for every problem in the world there is a master mind behind that is untruthful and stir the people for the own gain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYKeinh1nFI&feature=related
see this video this how the elite see you, the movie hackers made in 1995 says it all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JHThf32azM&feature=PlayList&p=F3DB5800F7326E88&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_dXObPKrWU&NR=1
your avage person only cares about food and shelter
must normaly people only want to live a good life.
#25
GwynbleiddiuM
08/02/10, 2:30 pm
LoL@middle-east. I’m middle-eastern myself, but religiousness tends to make people ridiculously stupid. They need to realize that they don’t speak for god, and not everything made to offend Islam. XD
#26
blackdreamhunk
08/02/10, 2:42 pm
I will let you people in on little secerit
I maybe the worse speller in the world but I am more lighten and powerful than these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC8LZ0-hUc0
#27
Psychotext
08/02/10, 2:46 pm
/giggles
#28
mington
08/02/10, 2:50 pm
i believe!
#29
Gekidami
08/02/10, 3:10 pm
Crazy.
#30
onlineatron
08/02/10, 3:12 pm
I’ve just lost the plot here… What is BDH trying to prove now?
#31
Gekidami
08/02/10, 3:15 pm
That he’s ape-shit insane.
#32
mington
08/02/10, 3:16 pm
and bat-shit crazy all rolled into one, that’s quite a potent combination
#33
blackdreamhunk
08/02/10, 3:24 pm
lol good I am glade we can clear this up. We don’t want any more hate going on. The world is full of hate as it is. I am now going to go enjoy my day. Man alot of people are slow these days.
oh one more thing everything i said is very much sane. it’s not my fault you lack the under standing to figure things out. lol
like I said ,I am little more lighten than must people lol
#34
mington
08/02/10, 3:28 pm
i don’t hate you, in fact i think we should be friends, whats your gamertag….oh wait
#35
blackdreamhunk
08/02/10, 3:31 pm
lol now that is smart mington my gamer tag is blackdreamhunk must of the time. lol
I am talking about world hate, not me hate.
#36
onlineatron
08/02/10, 3:36 pm
I don’t think he got it
#37
Eregol
08/02/10, 3:39 pm
Loving the casual racism in here.
If I had known this was going on I would have posted long ago.
Lets face it, EA were never going to release this in the middle east. Due to the subject matter.
Good to see something was learned after the whole LBP debacle.
But as GwynbleiddiuM said, Muslims need to be more tolerant of other religions and of their own religion being used as subject matter for things.
Salman Rushdie is still quaking in fear.
#38
THE BOSS KSA
09/02/10, 2:01 am
About the one who said that they all terrorists.
I’m gonna ask you who told you that..??
did you visit a country in the middle east and you saw the terrorists by your self…??
or you just like any idiot who watch action movies.
because they always present us like terrorists.
or maybe you saw some terrorists activities in the news then you said that all the middle east people are terrorist. does that realy means they all terrorists..??
you are talking about more than 100,000,000 person
and if they all terrorists.. i don’t think that you can be alive in the next five minuets..!!.
terrorists are the stupid people who thinks that if they blow themselfs to kill Non-Muslims..they will go to the heaven..
first their believes is wrong
second..they are not Muslims because in Islam religion you are not allowed to kill yourself. so if someone of middle east people blew himself..sure you will see this in the news and if you saw an other one blew himself in the next day.. and you saw it in the news…then you say..WoW they all terrorists..!! and I’m gonna say.. WoW you are a big stupid because you are talking about more than 100,000,000 people.
Finally..just don’t believe the movies and make your own believes. movies always present Saudi people living in the deserts and some of you believe this..but this is wrong too.
this pics taken from Saudi Arabia http://www.yabdoo.com/users/623/gallery/2649_p75929.gif
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/1330893543_90957e171c.jpg. is this a desert..?