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Brazil Gets The Memo, Bans Bully

Judge Flavio Rabello has barred the sale of Bully in Brazil, following requests for its banning from a youth centre in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. State prosecutor Alcindo Bastos says the reason for the game's banning stems from the fact "the aggravating factor is that everything in the game takes place inside a school", which is apparently "not acceptable" considering how much fisticuffs feature in the game. Distributors and retailers have 30 days to comply with the order.
Brazil judge bans 'Bully' [globeandmail]

11:30 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,209 views, 56 comments

Latest by Freakeeg: I can see that a lot of brazilians (including me) are complaining about this fact. But now I wonder, why don't we stand to this outrageous acts?! This country's policy is just going to change when its population starts to more »

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Brazilian Government Bans Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Fun

The South American nation famous for its ability to create great soccer players, attractive swimsuit models and land that used to be rainforests has brought the banhammer down upon two of the world's most popular online games. Both Counter-Strike and EverQuest, each now nine-years old, were said to promote "the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security" by the judge enacting the ban.

According to the AFP report on the matter, the prohibition on selling CS and EQ was actually passed in October of 2007, but was only recently enforced by PROCON, the national consumer protection agency. Good work, Brazil. Glad all of your problems are sorted out now that the video game police are tackling the tough issues!

Members of the Kotaku Brazilian Connection wrote in to let us know about the ban. Their letters are after the jump and provide some insight into the local video game market.

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5:20 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Michael McWhertor
18,585 views, 138 comments

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Brazil's Forza 2 Shindig

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Second Life Blurs Line Between Artist and Subject, More So

Chicken and egg, Second Life once again makes it possible for both to come first. An art show is now going on in SL where a Rio-based artist name Lois Lancaster is showing his expressionist paintings at the KODE Gallery in Second Life. That's the chicken part. The egg is that in real life, he is a digital illustrator, so does that make his art digital in the real world, and art "regular" in Second Life? Or does it make the exhibition itself a piece of his art? More »

12:40 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Kim Phu
835 views, 17 comments

Latest by Protector one: I like Second Life. I liked it when nobody liked it yet. Now I even have to 'Second Live' for school... (not that I'm complaining). On topic, I agree with Kage. The whole thing is art and Second Life is not more »

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Brazilians Will Pay $1400 For the Xbox 360

Kotaku reader Marcelo turned us on to this Reuters piece, detailing the upcoming Brazilian launch of Microsoft's Xbox 360. What I thought was going to be a run of the mill launch in a territory that no one cares about... oops, I mean is largely ignored... turned out to be an eye-opening bit of news. More »

5:40 PM on Fri Nov 10 2006
By Michael McWhertor
336 views, 19 comments

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Steampunk Laptop

I type this from my bathtub, where I am currently transmitting raw text directly from my sinuses into a copper receptor dish situated atop my viewing screen in the other room. The water is tepid and I am clammy with soap scum and the patina from my plate-and-rivets bath ducky. More »

7:20 PM on Thu Oct 12 2006
By egauger
2,566 views, 15 comments

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Wii Date Announced for Brazil

Man, I wish we had loose-lipped distributors here in the states. According to a rep from Latamel, which distributes Nintendo products in Brazil, the Wii will be released there during the first week of December for 1,400 to 1,500 real (Brazillian buckos). Judging by the price of the DS Lite in Brazil, whch sold for 800 real, that would make the Wii about $250 U.S. or so. Of course, converting a price from another country never seems to work. Brian Crecente More »

9:02 AM on Tue Aug 8 2006
By Brian Crecente
147 views, 8 comments

Latest by MasaMuneCyrus: And here I was hoping for $200, or even $150 -- a price that "we would line up" for, and Nintendo could take a hit for once. Then again, Iwata told investors that Nintendo would not be losing any more more »

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The Brazilian 1Up Toad Graffiti Tag

Rabid fanboyism or silly viral campaign? Kotaku reader Konrad happened upon this graffiti toad in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He was so surprised that he had to snap a pic and send it our way. Photos of small children banging their heads on the wall, trying to get that tricky 1Up were withheld. Brian Ashcraft

12:22 PM on Wed Jul 5 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
339 views, 5 comments

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