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It´s the other way round - because of our history, the showing of swastikas is against the constitution, thus automatically illegal.

Just drive to France dude.

But yeah, this is silly stuff.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

heh I just heard a fun little story. My friend made some of the levels too detailed that it chugged the fps down so he had to start all over :lol

yeah he is a perfectionist when it comes to details.

hey if it was rare they would have kept the level in.

 

[jetjevons]

new screens and art

Not to nitpick but those really aren't new.

 

[SantaC]

Not to nitpick but those really aren't new.

ah okay...it was listed as June 19th on IGN...sorry

 

[Action Jackson]

I think it is beyond that, even if the game had no swastikas around the big thing here is how government feels it has the right to control its citizens' lives and the use and abuse of paternalistic laws has never left Europe in peace.

This is one of the reasons why being a European sucks.

Germany's policy regarding censorship is an extreme case in Europe, most other countries are much more liberal.

Being an European consumer sucks.

Yeah, having longer warranties and statutory rights really sucks. Generalisations FTL.

 

[speculawyer]

nm

 

[Dave1988]

TTWO is getting hammered by the censors! You facist bastarts!
-Darkness delayed due to censors in Europe
-Manhunt 2 banned in UK & Ireland
-Manhunt 2 gets AO rating in USA

Is GTA 4 gonna end up as a game about bunnies and flowers?

Wait, so it's really gonna be censored in Euroland? Awww Hell noooooooo....

 

[Fallout-NL]

Wait, so it's really gonna be censored in Euroland? Awww Hell noooooooo....

This would suck immensely, any official word on this?

 

[speculawyer]

nm

 

[plagiarize]

I don't know . . . all I know is what I've read here. It appears a European version is delayed. And then there is the bit about the German swastika issue.


Are the little girls in TTWO's Bioshock game gonna be the next target of censors? Aargh.

i don't believe you can harm the little girls in Bioshock anymore. i think that's a change they made a few months back.

 

[SantaC]

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/720/720416/vids_1.html

new video up...low res only though.

 

[fnkstrng]

It appears a European version is delayed.

According to every retailer I've asked (in Finland) the release date is still 29th of June.

 

[Tokubetsu]

i don't believe you can harm the little girls in Bioshock anymore. i think that's a change they made a few months back.

Then how the hell do you extract the adam from them?

 

[Dave1988]

Then how the hell do you extract the adam from them?

Ever played a japanese dating sim? ;p

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=79454

After seeing numerous unsupported posts about The Darkness being delayed I called and emailed various people in the UK. HMV, GAME, Virgin, PLAYand a few Ebay retailers ALL stated that they've been informed that they will have The Darkness available for release on the 29.06. On the Ps3I looked on the 2K website and there is NOTHING on there regarding a delay. Some of the Ebay retailers stated that they had them in stock already?!

I.am.confused.

 

[SantaC]

 

[Stantron]

frys.com has a 49.99 pre-order deal till 6/22. Although without free shipping. :/
360 and PS3

 

[SPEA]

So heres the story with the demo. This was posted as a bulliten over at The Darkness myspace page.

The Demo

To my Brotherhood,

Here's the story with the demo:

As I've said before, the game will ALWAYS take precedence and priority over a demo. That means that if the game is falling in behind in something or something isn't working right and needs fixing the people working on the demo will be pulled and made to work on the game. Making a demo is like making an entirely new game. I know you might think, "but if they have a finished level can't that be the demo?"

It's not that easy. Demos need to pass a different set of criteria set by MSFT if it's for the Xbox 360 and Sony if it's for the PS3 than the full game. Otherwise we can't release it. The full game has to pass the criteria too in order to pass or "go gold", but those things (called "TCRs" for MSFT and "TRCs" for Sony) are usually worked on at the end once all the game stuff is finished.

Also, keep in mind the demo has to be as polished and indicative of the final product as possible. If the demo sucks then all of you will think the full game sucks. Moreover, the demo has to play differently so you can get a feel of the overall game and want to play more. I know there are some games like God of War and God of War II that took the first level and they were awesome. But those first levels also gave you that overall feel for the entire game. A single level won't necessarily do that for all games because maybe you wont have enough powers or the level only makes sense and plays well because of the preceding and succeeding levels.

Now, for all the doubters and non-believers in our midst, your purported reasons for why the demo is delayed are laughable at best. Woe be to you who've written that we are "afraid" to post a demo on Xbox Live because of the competition from all the other demos on there. Or those who thought we are intentionally delaying the demo because you think the game is overhyped and that the demo will show how allegedly bad it really is. When the reviews hit next week you will be lucky if I let you polish my shoes with your tongues. We get the review scores early so I know what they are already. You'll have to wait until then before everyone has self-posted evidence of how big a fools you all are.

Your naivete aside, I will tell you exactly why the demo is late. We hit a few snags of the full game and were at risk of being late and missing the release date by a week or two. So we pulled people off the demo to work on the game and now we are on time for release of 6/26 (it SHIPS on 6/25 but will be IN STORE on 6/26). It's axiomatic.

I was told we will be submitting the demo this week for approval. We will have to wait about 2 more weeks to get approval (hopefully) and then post it on XLM and PSN.

As always, if you have any questions you know how to contact me.

~Lord Sonatine

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=102472620&blogID=278604082&MyToken=12dc87bc-f837-4866-8080-798afe01b077

 

[purg3]

That sucks, no demo before retail release. But it's not like I needed one to know this game is going to kick all kinds off ass. Just makes the wait until next week harder.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

I have about $70ish stowed away in Gamestop credit. Obviously this is getting purchased.

 

[blindrocket]

I already have the game paid for, so a demo won't do me any good, but it's nice to see the demo coming to the Playstation Network.

 

[SantaC]

okay so I heard from a source that this game is NOT delayed in europe afterall. This is confusing..

 

[Draft]

When the reviews hit next week you will be lucky if I let you polish my shoes with your tongues.

Hahaha, Starbreeze :bow :bow :bow

 

[Mmmkay]

Well Play were the only UK retailer not to have changed their release date for the PS3... they now have.
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/1021977/The-Darkness/Product.html


HMV are now listing 29th of August!

 

[SPEA]

New Video Interview with some footage.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20814.html

 

[JdFoX187]

DO WANT! Next week...I think Shadowrun and Forza 2 can hold me over until then.

 

[chespace]

I SO agree with his comments on demos and full versions of games and why shit gets delayed and why forum folks should sometimes STFU.

 

[RPS37]

I SO agree with his comments on demos and full versions of games and why shit gets delayed and why forum folks should sometimes STFU.

<3

 

[SantaC]

the effect of the darkness gun is really cool

 

[newsguy]

Wow, Starbreeze just made the haters look like assholes. Also, high score reviews confirmed!!!! I love how he signs it ~Lord Sonatine Now that I've read the graphic novel I feel like I'm an insider, or just a really big geek.

 

[SantaC]

I just heard that PlayStation magazine gives this game a 9.0

dunno what magazine that is

 

[Dave1988]

Well Play were the only UK retailer not to have changed their release date for the PS3... they now have.
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/1021977/The-Darkness/Product.html


HMV are now listing 29th of August!

W.T.F.

We need official word what the hell is happening with the european release ASAP.

 

[Hunter D]

I can't decide on getting this or stranglehold.

 

[JdFoX187]

I can't decide on getting this or stranglehold.

Stranglehold comes out in another two months. Play this, beat it, then sell it.

 

[AgentOtaku]

I can't decide on getting this or stranglehold.

............well they are like almost a month and half apart =p

Stranglehold comes out in another two months. Play this, beat it, then sell it.

....such blasphemy will not be tolerated....

 

[JdFoX187]

............well they are like almost a month and half apart =p




....such blasphemy will not be tolerated....

Well I'll keep it until around Halo 3 time unless it gets very old or very exciting in between those times.

 

[Geezer]

I can't decide on getting this or stranglehold.

Kutaragi says work more hours

 

[newsguy]

Kutaragi says work more hours

Ironic since he's working alot less these days.

 

[Geezer]

Ironic since he's working alot less these days.

True

 

[SantaC]

wonder if there will be any online reviews tomorrow...

 

[FrankT]

1up 360/PS3 review;

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3160484

Spoiler

9.0

 

[newsguy]

1up 360 review;

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3160484

Spoiler

9.0

YES. Looks like it's coming to fruition. 9's across the board. I feel like it's Condemned: Criminal Origins all over again, I actually care that this game does really well.

 

[SantaC]

1up 360 review;

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3160484

Spoiler

9.0

IT begins!

 

[jetjevons]

Yeah you're going to be seeing a few more of those before the week is through

 

[SantaC]

seriously a 9 from 1up is awesome. they're tough

 

[SSM25]

seriously a 9 from 1up is awesome. they're tough

They gave PGR3 a 10 and PDZ a 9...........

I believe that if this were a ps3 only game, the score would be like a 6

 

[tanod]

Reading 1UP's review has pretty much sold me on the game. I've been watching the game a bit but that seals da deal.

It's a lot more open than I thought it would be, plus judging by the PSN trailer and the review, it seems like there is a exciting narrative behind it.

 

[Mesijs]

Well Play were the only UK retailer not to have changed their release date for the PS3... they now have.
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/1021977/The-Darkness/Product.html


HMV are now listing 29th of August!

Dude, don't talk bs... it's date on 29th of july.

Strange thing this.... But I don't care since I completed the game already. :lol

 

[Cipher]

I got even more excited about this game after reading the review. Shame about the demo though.

 

[Mmmkay]

Dude, don't talk bs... it's date on 29th of july.

Strange thing this.... But I don't care since I completed the game already. :lol

Screenshot or it never happened, amirite:

HMV says August for me. *shrug*

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=286;6;-1;-1&sku=552943

 

[jetjevons]

91% from Play magazine in the UK. Don't really know what their scoring policy is.