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Gears of War 2 may or may not be releasing in Japan. Huh?

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Reports have been going around the internet saying that according to EDGE magazine, Gears of War 2 will not only not be released in Germany but will not see the light of day in Japan either.

The report caused much confusion because the first Gears of War sold well in Japan and even made it into the sales charts on it’s opening weekend and no reasons had been given for why it would be kept out of Japan.

We all know why Germany isn’t getting it. It’s because if a German citizen sees violence they turn into zombies that eat all of the neighbours kittens and the mess is truly a sight to behold. We all know that Japanese people are immune to becoming zombies because of the (Y12/7 +43ab – 7) chromosomes in their blood.

So why aren’t they getting it? More after the jump.

Well an update has now been posted saying that Microsoft is not entirely happy with what they said and that apparently no mention has been made of the release plans for Japan. Does that mean Japan is getting it after all?

Err, well, no it doesn’t but it does at least give hope to all the Japanese 360 owners who want to play it (latest reports show that there are now more that 8, thanks to recent sales).

source: EDGE online

Last Updated: October 23, 2008

8 Comments

  1. It has already been confirmed by a Microsoft representative that Gears will not be released in Japan. Their censorship board is quite hardcore, giving the original Gears a Z (adult), so many speculate this will be even more hardcore. The story is on Eurogamer or 1UP. Can’t be bothered to look right now… but it is definitely not coming out in Japan and Germany.

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  2. bokka1

    October 23, 2008 at 09:33

    Bad news for us for the bonus maps.

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  3. Macethy

    October 23, 2008 at 09:52

    Also Microsoft has confirmed that Fallout 3 for India has been scrapped due to “cultural insencitivites” that may be in the game,kinda like the 360’s own LBP debacle 😆

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  4. janrik

    October 23, 2008 at 09:55

    We have a certain Reaper working on a way around that and a setup to do so on 7/11.

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  5. baba

    October 23, 2008 at 11:26

    Bokka, look at it like this (far fetched, but I truly hope it is so):

    If the game doesn’t release in Germany, they don’t have any need for the DLC. So if the DLC is not going to be released in Germany, which we all know is the root of all DLC evil, maybe we can get it without being blocked.

    Does it make sence?

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  6. baba

    October 23, 2008 at 11:27

    Isn’t Fallout 3 cross platform?

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  7. Macethy

    October 23, 2008 at 11:34

    It is but who knows if Sony are planing anything or if a PS3 version was ever going to be eleased there.

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  8. bokka1

    October 23, 2008 at 12:58

    The cost of a PS3 can feed 20 families in India for a year.

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