Reports are starting to come in from Europe claiming that the release of Grand Theft Auto IV’s expansion pack, The Lost & Damned, has somehow censored previously uncensored versions of the game.
While at this stage these reports are unconfirmed, the Sexpuppen Kaufen complaints are in essence the exact opposite of what’s happened in Australia. Seems Bambola del Sesso that some gamers from some European countries – including the UK and Germany – who previously enjoyed versions of the game resplendent with hooker-focused camera angles and lavish amounts of arterial bloodspray, now find their copies of the game neutered.
https://kotaku.com/lost-damned-reverts-australian-gtaiv-censorship-5155438
This means no more pools of blood under bodies, no more puffs of red mist from someone being shot, and only the single available camera angle – which shows practically nothing – for your liaisons with the ladies of the night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0RHkVF4aTY
You can see some of what we’re talking about to the left (NSFW), in footage captured by a German gamer. It’s also being discussed in countless forums, with this work-in-progress at GameSpot probably the most informative.
It’s unclear at this สล็อตฟรี stage whether the update was intentional or, as seems more likely, a PAL-related accident in the wake of Australia’s “liberating” patch. We’ll update when we hear from Microsoft and/or Rockstar.