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UAE State Enforces God Of War Ban

The Sharjah Municipality of the United Arab Emirates is having trouble keeping copies of God of War off the streets. The Sony game was banned for containing language and scenes that go against Islamic beliefs, notably the killing of gods, which I can understand, given the circumstance. Despite the bans, the game is still apparently easy to get hold of.
A UAE national said he was one of the people who was shocked to discover that the game was distributed in commercial areas, including the Central Souq, Al Rolla and sports shops in Nuammiya. "I knew that it was banned, but many of my friends were able to buy pirated copies from Dh5 to Dh10. I was shocked to see how much it contradicted Islamic values," said Khalid Bin Deemas, adding that it was dangerous as the video game was popular among children.
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4:30 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Mike Fahey
7,062 views, 152 comments

Latest by n/a: We can't have tetris, It suggests terrorism by blowing up established blocks. If you think about it, your job in tetris is to destroy! more »

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PS3 Launched In UAE

Yes, it did! And days later, we're covering it. Lovely! Kotakuite SirHamsterz lets us know that "estimates are around that one store sold 3500 out of 5000 shipped to them (I beleieve these are figures of people who pre-ordered them from said store)." The good people of the UAE just *heart* the PLAYSTATION 3. Guess that puts them up with the Czech Republic and, well, the Czech Republic of places were the launch was a smashing success. Brian Ashcraft More »

4:00 AM on Mon Mar 26 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,850 views, 11 comments

Latest by CyberStriker: @aceofblitz, You are absolutely right. I too am very well informed of the gamer market here in Dubai, and you're right about NTSC being more popular. I myself have all imported NTSC consoles. I never buy PAL machines or games. I more »