Battlefield 3 has been banned in Iran and Iranian Police has arrested shop owners for secretly selling the game there, according to a report.

Click to view larger image The game has been outlawed over its fictional depiction of US' invasion of Tehran. Battlefield 3 isn't officially available in the region but pirate copies of popular games are commonly widely available.

Read more: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/327706/battlefield-3-outlawed-in-iran/
 
GOA.Luke*BK*

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Wow.. that's about all I can say about that..

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ROFL.  

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Considering the other things that aren't allowed in Iran, this ranks pretty low on the list of priorities. Human rights, schmuman rights.

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-- Of all the soles I've ever tasted, his had the most   ....cumin. --

Iran is one of those places that does not necessarily respect copyright infringement regulations.  The "moral" fabric of Iranian society is going to unravel as a result of BF3.  Woot, chalk one up for the gamers!

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I thought I felt a disturbance in the force one time but it was just gas.

Well its not the first country to ban a video game because of its content...Russia banned Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 because of the mission where you kill all the civilians at the airport because the airport was based in Russia!  Seems pretty lame to me.