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In 1999 the sales of three games were m (mature) eidos interactive xbox games forbidden by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice: Carmageddon, its sequel and GTA. In Italy some sporadic attempts of videogames censorship and/or banning have been made in the past. The game Carmageddon was censored when first released, showing zombies instead of people and green blood. This censorship was not applied to the sequels, and apparently even the m (mature) eidos interactive xbox games first game was re-released into its original form after some time; When Resident Evil 2 was released in 1998, it was banned from stores after a protest made by a group of conservative mothers, but it reappeared after few days following the sentence of a judge. [edit] Typical criticism from within the industry Within the video game industry, there is not much self-criticism about excessive sexuality or violence, as it is generally believed that video games are not exclusively for the consumption of children, and that video game publishers have as much right to explore adult-oriented, mature themes as do movie studios or book publishers.
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