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DayZ banned in Australia for alleged in-game weed use

"A few days ago, there was some controversy surrounding DayZ and its physical release being blocked in Australia. Now we know that the reasoning behind the Australian Classification Board’s decision for having DayZ banned in Australia. According to the board, “illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards” was the why the game got the axe." Gamerevolution says.

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Eonjay1725d ago

Not even. Just stupid distraction. And demonizing weed, especially fake virtual weed, shouldn't even be a thing.
Nanny states are about overtly telling people how they need to live or banning products they think you shouldn't have.
This is just political spin to avoid talking about real issues. It is deception. Everyone know that cigarettes are more harmful than weed so their is no point to even talking about blocking fake weed in video games.

ajax171724d ago (Edited 1724d ago )

Australia IS turning into a nanny state, though. Especially when it comes to video games

Hungryalpaca1722d ago

Australia is a nanny state.

Yi-Long1725d ago

Virtual killing in games; harmless.
Virtual weed smoking in games; NO! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

BrainSyphoned1725d ago (Edited 1725d ago )

So does video game marijuana use negate the violence of video games? Better keep weed in just in case.

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DayZ Devs Joke About The Disappointing Failure Of The Day Before

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DayZ 2 In Development, Court Document Reveals

A new document from Microsoft and FTC's legal battle reveals that DayZ 2 is currently under development at Bohemia Interactive.

mastershredder307d ago

Bohemia can suck it with their Day Z cash-ins. So nice that they did a bait and switch before Day Z hit PS5.

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The renowned post-apocalyptic survival game "DayZ" has just released its 1.21 update

""DayZ", the renowned post-apocalyptic survival game, invites survivors to embark on a transformative journey with the highly anticipated release of Update 1.21.

Available across all platforms, this latest update immerses players in a captivating medieval world, introducing the formidable crossbow as a powerful addition to any survivor's arsenal." - Bohemia Interactive.