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Heavy Rain staying out of UAE

Posted Feb 22, 2010 at 1:35PM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream, uae
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One of the biggest releases this week is the PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain. Gamers in the United Arab Emirates won't be seeing an official release, though, as apparently it's been banned over there.

 

MEGamers reports that the UAE's National Media Council has declared Quantic Dream's ambitious release as unfit for consumption by gamers in the region. While no official reason for the ban has been stated, MEGamers speculates that Heavy Rain's seduction scene may have something to do with it.

 

Heavy Rain is the second game to be banned in the UAE this year, following THQ's Darksiders. Still, just because there's no official release doesn't mean gamers in the region won't get to play it, as MEGamers points out.

 

 

 

Via [MEGamers]



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# RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEKarl B. 2010-02-22 14:41
Too bad, but I hear the black market over there is flourishing. The prices are probably pretty jacked up though.

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-1 # RE: RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEGuest 2010-02-22 15:56
yeah of course the prices will be higher its a black market..lol imagine how much us$$ it is....

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-1 # Black MarketAfrit 2010-02-22 16:28
Exactly, Here we can get any banned video games with insanely high prices ; specially when you can get it before the release date "$+80 for PS3 game"..

luckily I got my self a copy and I love it.

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-1 # ...hush404 2010-02-22 16:30
Where is UAE? What countries does it cover?

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-1 # ...Silver-Tiger 2010-02-22 16:53
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# UAEAfrit 2010-02-22 17:05
it is where people lives in desert and riding camels yet they are rich to build the highest tower in the world "Burj Dubai"

I was just kidding .. but yeah it is one of the richest middle eastern countries and it comes at the second place after Qatar.

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# editAfrit 2010-02-22 17:24
EDIT:..
OK, I was wrong .
UAE at 3rd place in middle east according to the wiki link provided by Silver-Tiger.

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-1 # OH wow..hush404 2010-02-23 12:50
It's seriously a sh1t mark on the global map, why the frack do we care about the game being banned there?

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# RE: OH wow..FatTrousers 2010-02-23 20:01
People in UAE have access to the internet as well you know, what if somebody there uses QJ as their gaming info site? Selfish Dumbass.

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# Hrmm..Guest 2010-02-23 20:27
Maybe hush404 enjoys being ignorant.

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+1 # RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEGuest 2010-02-22 16:39
who cares :D

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# RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEpspg2000 2010-02-22 17:16
Just import the game, lol.

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-2 # RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAESquintin 2010-02-22 17:32
Hottest. Porno. Ever http://www.qj.net/components/com_jcomments/images/smiles/laugh.gif

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-2 # ugh...slacker1987 2010-02-22 20:35
Ok, that's enough. Every update of every day doesn't need to deal with Heavy Rain bs.

I don't know or even care what it is, I'm just sick of fucking hearing about it.

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# hmmm..Kaden 2010-02-23 03:16
Quoting slackbabbath:
Ok, that's enough. Every update of every day doesn't need to deal with Heavy Rain bs.

I don't know or even care what it is, I'm just sick of fucking hearing about it.



Then don't click on the fuckin article links and stop reading them. Just cuz their there doersn't mean you Gotta read it. also, if your sick of hearing about it. you gotta be sick of hearing about GoW3, Mass Effect 2, and all the other highly anticipated/highly recognized released games.

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# nvmAfrit 2010-02-23 03:33
Quoting slackbabbath:
I don't know or even care what it is, I'm just sick of fucking hearing about it.


I just want to say.. you just wasted your time by coming here and posting this comment and down rating people.

but that's your opinion & your time and I'm not going to down rate you for it.

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-1 # urm...slacker1987 2010-02-23 06:05
Who's really wasting their time here? Me, for saying "I don't care about Heavy Rain this, Heavy Rain that" ...or you? For... telling me I'm wasting my time? :-?

Time isn't of the essence to me, so to say, and the minute or so it takes for me to read and post stuff is irrelevant honestly.

Ok, I think now I may be wasting my time. Still don't know of or care about Heavy Rain though. lol

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+2 # RE: urm...Afrit 2010-02-23 07:11
[quote name="slackbabbath"]Who's really wasting their time here? Me,..
...or you? For... telling me I'm wasting my time? :-?

yep, I wasted time by stating my point.

But I'm wasting my time here on something I like, since I like this game and I would read any relevant news for it and what other think about it even if its pointless.

For you since u don't like the game neither you want to know anything about it, I think you wasted your time on something doesn't interest you.


what made me reply on your comment is because u stated:
"I don't know or even care what it is"
and yet you are down rating people comment on something u don't know and u have no reason for it.

Look, as I said its your opinion and I don't go bash on other opinions and down rate them for things that I don't wanna know about. Taste & opinions are not facts to be true or wrong. But they are based on reasons u may agree or disagree with.

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-1 # ....slacker1987 2010-02-23 12:14
There, I rated your comment up. Are you done? Ok.

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# ...symbal 2010-02-22 21:12
It's a Ps3 exclusive so Fanboys will never let you hear the end of it.

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-1 # ....slacker1987 2010-02-22 21:15
I'm pretty much a Sony fanboy myself and I couldn't give two shits about it. ;-)

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-2 # RE: ...john 2010-02-22 22:39
the end of it, as in they dont stop taking... just dont ask .. the end of it as the "in what does it end" ... hope no... if you want to know play it or ask a "fan boy" with: i dont give a sh*t just tell me.. and will tell you i bet..

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# beat it :)lito2213 2010-02-23 02:41
i just got the game today and i beat it under 14hr all i have to say is heavy rain is a must buy for ps3 owners.have fun

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# RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEGuest 2010-02-23 06:37
Its not really that bad.. got a copy of the limited edition in a gameshop (wouldnt call it underground) about 3 days back for USD55

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+1 # Rain Where Art ThouGuest 2010-02-24 02:52
Where in Dubai did you get it dude?

Help a brotha out!

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# bannedGuest 2010-02-23 10:10
They said God of War:Chains of Olympus will be banned in the UAE.
I live there and they sell in many stores.
I've bought one :-)

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-1 # Help please peepsGuest 2010-02-24 02:56
Anybody know where I can get it in Dubai?

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# Hamid CenterGuest 2010-02-25 08:55
I don't know if u can find it in Dubai :sad: .
Most stores there goes by the rules.
you can look for it in Hamid Center in Abu Dhabi.

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# RE: Heavy Rain staying out of UAEGuest 2010-02-25 12:35
Thanks for replying

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