Banned in Brazil: Counter-Strike and EverQuest

Banned in Brazil: Counter-Strike and EverQuest

EL1TE on 21 January 2008 - 10:38 · 13 comments & 8984 views

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Brazilian officials have wielded the ban hammer and banned venerable online games EverQuest and Counter-Strike in the country. It was claimed that both games incited violence and were "harmful to consumers' health", according to a report by news source AFP.

The ban was actually officially ordered last October but has only now come into operation. Neither game can now be sold in the country.

Judge Carlos Alberto Simoes ruled that Counter-Strike and EverQuest promoted "the subversion of public order" and "were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security."

[Via AFP]

News source: CVG

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(1 reply) #1 Budious on 21 Jan 2008 - 11:03

Maybe they should change the skins of the CT to the Brazilian army and the Terrorists to those of Brazilian civilians

#1.1 Kosh on 21 Jan 2008 - 11:14

(Budious said @ #1)

Maybe they should change the skins of the CT to the Brazilian army and the Terrorists to those of Brazilian civilians

ouch

maybe CS should be delivered with "Super Mario"-Skins

#2 Wiggz on 21 Jan 2008 - 11:29

This will no doubt start the whole "video games are bad for young impressionale youth" again.

#3 OblivionStalker on 21 Jan 2008 - 12:31

******* politicians messing with the gaming world.

#4 Wiggz on 21 Jan 2008 - 14:05

Hot on the back of the "man saves lives after America's Army video game field training" story.

Pros and Cons people!

(2 replies) #5 PermaSt0ne on 21 Jan 2008 - 14:42

ehh.......so the kids will just buy and download the game online instead of buying it from the stores. you know, where they DON'T check for id on M-rated games

great work brazilian government!! you stopped those evil games for sure

#5.1 Pippin666 on 21 Jan 2008 - 19:21

(PermaSt0ne said @ #5)

Games cannot be sold or shipped to a postal code or to a credit card owner in a country where the game is banned. There is an online database for that.

Pip'

#5.2 daftperception on 21 Jan 2008 - 23:21

So you buy a serial code online then pirate the game. If theres is any case that could justify pirating this is it. Although I don't really consider that pirating since you did pay for the serial. Oh and cs is on steam and im sure they will accidentally forget to ban brazilian ips.

#6 OPaul on 21 Jan 2008 - 15:00

Finally, someone smart enough to ban that crack like addicting game Everquest.

(1 reply) #7 AnarKhy on 21 Jan 2008 - 21:23

Judge Carlos Alberto Simoes ruled that Counter-Strike and EverQuest promoted "the subversion of public order" and "were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security."

The problem with brazil is not terrorists, is idiots in politics like this judge who make justice for themselves. Now, when one of them are assaulted or murdered by some kid from streets then that is justice.

#7.1 Murkey on 22 Jan 2008 - 08:29

No... that's murder.

#8 Amnesia on 23 Jan 2008 - 12:30

lol it's funny. The terrorists are not the problem. The PEOPLE are the problem.

What a load of BS

#9 solardog on 23 Jan 2008 - 17:44

How do things like this make Brazilian (or any other country's) adults feel. It would make me feel like a child. Nothing should be banned. Pay attention Brazilians, your canary just died.

Last edited by solardog on 23 Jan 2008 - 17:49

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