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[Twin-Skies]

Damn Lukav and his MIDAS

Remember the banning of rape games in Japan? Well, it has been official now
http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/06/02/prod...be-banned/

So now it’s confirmed this time!

The emergency EOCS meeting involving almost 100 representatives from various eroge companies has just ended, and the final conclusion is that rape games are now banned.

Via: Abel Group blog

According to the writer, there were surprisingly little objections to this, but rather there was an atmosphere among those who were present where many felt that there was probably no other way to solve this problem. Though due to the nature of the meeting they did not actually take a vote.

But this did not mean that were were no opinions that were voiced out, people such as the VisualArts chairman Baba, Morita from AIL, and ex-head director of Studio e.go Yamamoto Kazue have voiced some interesting opinions too.

However there was nobody that held the opinion that it’s absurd that they will have to ban rape games.

Rather, the concerns of many gathered around the exact details of what would be okay and what wouldn’t. That’s understandable as there are many makers that are concerned over the future of the games that are currently already in development.

The good news however, is that there's a "loophole" in it

Basically, although it has already been decided that they’ll ban rape games, the exact regulations and definitions of what is okay and what isn’t will be worked out and refined from here on out.

But for the time being the EOCS will work with each company individually till the exact regulations are made. Though, regulations on packaging and game titles will probably start to get a lot more stricter starting from tomorrow.

Still, whoever proposed the law should be hanged and burned on a stick. If they ban games like Fate/Stay night, I'm gonna RAGE

Next thing you know, they'll want any games with negative depictions of their race being banned on their home soil.

*Looks at Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, Battlefield 1942*

Methinks they've been taking lessons from the Jack Thompson book of law.