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Blood disappearance just an accident?

Rockstar has offered Eurogamer no comment on the apparent censoring of Grand Theft Auto IV after the release of The Lost and Damned.

European gamers noticed, after an update was applied, that pools of blood no longer formed under bullet-riddled corpses and red mist no longer sprayed as bullets found their mark. Kotaku has a before-and-after video comparison to illustrate all this.

Also, the update appears to have limited the camera angles used when you frolic with prostitutes.

Meanwhile, over in previously censored Australia, the exact opposite has been happening: blood now flows freely and prostitution can be seen clearly.

We suspect there's been some sort of mix up, but neither Rockstar nor Microsoft has held their hands up.

It's all a bit of a shame, as The Lost and Damned has otherwise set a sterling example for what DLC can achieve. Head over to our Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned review to find out why.

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aliki #1 3 years ago

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lol
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Silent-Hal #2 3 years ago

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Funny that this hasn't been mentioned in any of the reviews for the game so far. Government conspiracy to censor gaming?
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Vice.Destroyer #3 3 years ago

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The gaming world has gone topsy-turvy.
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devilfinder000 #4 3 years ago

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My lord what is the world coming to when blood soaked corpses are censored yet you get to see man meat in full frontal pixel perfection - mary whitehouse must be spinning in her grave.
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JayeM #5 3 years ago

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What's this new title update? Hmm.

Edit: It seems like they've uncensored it.

Edited by 1 at 20/02/09 @ 03:21
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3william56 #6 3 years ago

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Damn - uncensored in Oz? Now I'm finally p*ssed that I can't get the DLC...
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r4z0rbl4d3 #7 3 years ago

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Rock* has confirmed the censorship was a misstake and that it will be fixed ASAP. In fact, they allready have. Just started the game and it's updated.

http://ko taku.com/5156977/grand-theft-au...

Edited by 1 at 20/02/09 @ 08:12
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MyPointIs #8 3 years ago

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The Lost and Damned but Mild-Mannered
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gott_sei_dank #9 3 years ago

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Makes you wonder about the type of people who did notice this though.
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MyPointIs #10 3 years ago

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Actually, the red mist is important feedback for knowing instantly when you hit someone (that is, if you aren't using auto-lock).
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Beats12 #11 3 years ago

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I've just loaded GTA 4 this morning and it updated... The red mist and pools of blood do appear to have returned...
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canIdoyabombsforya #12 3 years ago

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"It's all a bit of a shame"

That explains the marking down of Pikmin and Animal Crossing then.
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