Thoughts 16 Nov 2007 07:59 am
Singapore bans XBox game
Singapore has banned an Xbox video game because it contains a sex scene between a woman and a female alien.
Players can engage their avatars in a variety of sexual encounters during the game. The human-alien duo are depicted kissing and caressing each other in a sex scene that The Straits Times English-language newspaper in Singapore reported ends with the alien saying, “By the gods, that was incredible, commander.”
M$ had this to say:
“‘Mass Effect’ features realistic content and interactions in the context of the science-fiction story line,” Ian Tan, marketing communications manager for Southeast Asia said. “The game takes a mature approach to various relationships amongst characters throughout the game and the content in question is another dynamic of that.”
I guess they don’t sell many games in primarily Muslim countries.
I’ll wager they don’t show the original Star Trek. Given captain Quirks predilection for green chicks and his refusal to marry any of them.