We finally have news of what Atari changed in Silent Hill: Homecoming so that it could be reclassified by the OFLC ratings board and get itself out of "banned" status. Originally, the OFLC refused to give the game a rating because of some disturbing scenes involving a drill, but now, they've managed to curb around that.

Speaking to Edge, Atari explains that the changes they've made to the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions don't affect actual gameplay. All edits were made only to certain cutscenes:

where new camera angles and techniques will be used to reduce the impact of the unclassifiable material. [Such tweaks have...] only been made to some scenes, while the original storyline remains unchanged.

Interestingly enough, our Kiwi friends in New Zealand will actually get an unedited version, but still be classified with a strict R-rating.

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