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http://operationrainfall.com/2015/12/04/interview-haru-akenaga-masashiro-yamamoto/

In recent video game news Team Ninja PR has announced that they are not planning on releasing Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 here due to how the sexualization of women in video games is viewed in the West. Does this issue ever affect your process of choosing which games will be released in the West?

Haru – That’s honestly their decision, but yes, sadly, it has stopped us from localizing certain Compile Heart games. We don’t want to censor anymore because we know that’s not true to the original developed art.

Moe Chronicles was released with English subs in Asia. Will we start seeing English releases in Asia more often?

Haru –That’s actually Compile Heart Asia’s decision, not really ours. We could start seeing that more in Asia, but maybe we should do something to change in the West in the future. Anyway, we just don’t want to censor anymore.

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The president of a company states that attitudes in the west and concerns have prevented games from coming over. Also, I like saying no to censorship, but this could mean more titles have to import if want to play.



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What a breath of Fresh air



That's such a shame. Why can't people simply not play the games they don't like instead of going on a crusade to have it wiped away? Ugh.



And how much you want to bet that most who complain about censorship doesn't give a care about developers such as Compile Heart?



LivingMetal said:

And how much you want to bet that most who complain about censorship doesn't give a care about developers such as Compile Heart?


I'd say that is safe to say for 99% of games that become lightning rods for censorship.



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I'm getting really tired of these excuses. -_- Koei Temco and Compile Heart being afraid of SJW's, that's a Joke of the Century right there.

#nuffwiththeselfbanning