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Brazil Bans Counterstrike + Everquest

2008-01-19 21:10:21 by Elliott Back in Video Games
 
...Brazil, now first-person shooter Counterstrike and MMORPG Everquest join the ban list. Since 01/17/2008 a federal judge in Goiás has begun confiscating copies of the games, enforcing a ban that was legislated last fall. Other provinces are not seizing the games Kotaku also reports that Counterstrike in the vision of specialists, teaches war...
 
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Jimmy Hopkins gets suspended; Bully banned in Brazil

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2008-04-11 01:57:22 by Gino D. in Xbox 360
...Brazil is now attempting to suspend classes the game After a local youth center requested for the ban, Judge Flavio Rabello has now flagged Bully and has prohibited Rockstar Vancouver 's game from being imported, sold, or promoted (online or in stores) in Brazil. The order has been made on the grounds that Bully is too violent for children...
 
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Brazil Bans Counter-strike, Everquest

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2008-01-20 06:48:29 by admin in Video Games Blog
...Brazil hasimposed a ban ona pair of well-knownPC games Judge Carlos Alberto Simoes wrote that first-person shooter Counter-strike and MMORPG Everquest , both released in 1999, needed to be banned because they Encouraged] the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security As...
 
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Free Speech On the Run in Brazil? Judges Ban Bully, Wordpress Blogs

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2008-04-11 12:38:21 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Brazil these days The nation which banned Counter-strike and Everquest in January has nowblocked salesofRockstars T-rated Bully. As reported by the Associated Press Judge Flavio Rabello prohibited the game from being imported, distributed, sold or promoted on Web sites or in stores in Latin Americas largest nation, said Rio Grande do Sul...
 
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Massively: New soccer/football MMO seeks to profit on Brazil's passion

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2008-06-11 15:46:42 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Brazil in the fourth quarter of this year. The game is called Interzone Futbol , and of course it will at first be in Portuguese. Interzone says it will translate the game for other markets shortly, though It's actually a pretty cool concept. It's not a team management game like most sports titles. Rather, it's a bit like EA Sports '...
 
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New soccer/football MMO seeks to profit on Brazil's passion

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2008-06-11 15:00:00 by Samuel Axon in Massively
...Brazil in the fourth quarter of this year. The game is called Interzone Futebol , and of course it will at first be in Portuguese. Interzone says it will translate the game for other markets shortly, though It's actually a pretty cool concept. It's not a team management game like most sports titles. Rather, it's a bit like EA Sports '...
 
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Zeebo announced in Brazil, all games are download only

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2008-11-13 11:41:00 by Colette Bennett in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
Brazilian company TecToy announced a new console yesterday named Zeebo, which is aimed at the middle class, according to TecToy's director and president, Fernando Fischer. Priced at $599 in Brazil (which works out to $299 US), the Zeebo boasts one very special perk, which is the ability to download all games for the system via a 3G network at no...
 
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Brazil Bans Counter-strike, Everquest

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2008-01-19 16:05:13 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Brazil hasimposed a ban ona pair of well-knownPC games Judge Carlos Alberto Simoes wrote that first-person shooter Counter-strike and MMORPG Everquest , both released in 1999, needed to be banned because they Encouraged] the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security As...
 
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Brazil ban on Counter-Strike, EverQuest goes into effect

2008-01-22 18:27:41 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...Brazil is pretty cool, but this is too much. In fact, this is a suspiciously American move like when we ban orange juice for being sweet A ban on the sale of Counter-Strike and EverQuest in Brazil has gone into effect. According to AFP, the ban was ordered by federal court in October 2007 but is just now being imposed. Said judge Carlos...
 
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Brazil ban on Counter-Strike, EverQuest goes into effect

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2008-01-22 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...Brazil has gone into effect. According to AFP , the ban was ordered by federal court in October 2007 but is just now being imposed. Said judge Carlos Alberto Simoes, the titles encouraged "the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security." (Just so you're clear: EverQuest is...