Oops, we did it again. First, Martha Is Dead made people squeamish with a little DIY face swap (seriously, it wasn’t that bad, right?). Then Gori had “just a bit too much blood” (as if that’s a thing). And now, Karma: The Dark World has the honour of upsetting the rating board for Japan, again.
Wired and our desire to deliver our developer's true, unedited and original creative visions, go together like blood and exploding heads. But with that vision, is often a battle to appease rating boards. Look, we get it. There’s a leg getting ripped off, a couple of deaths here and there, and yes, a head does, in fact, explode. Technically. But the thing is, no console partner had a problem with it, just the ratings board. Which means, unfortunately, our Japanese PlayStation release is getting delayed.
But don’t panic! The PC version (which, by the way, is available in Japan) remains gloriously uncensored, because, well, PC gaming is the Wild West.
So, TL;DR: We thought we were past the censorship battles. Turns out, we were wrong. Maybe we encouraged developer Pollard Studios to hit the "more blood, more head explosions" button one too many times. But rest assured, we’re still bringing KARMA: The Dark World to Japan… just with a slight detour.
For the rest of you, we’ll see you March 27th uncensored on PC and PS5.
Xbox to follow soon, uncensored as well.
#KTDW #CensorshipStrikesAgain
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