You know a game is well on its way to being awesome when it gets banned in 3 countries even before it's released. Dead Space community manager, Andrew Green, has told Destructoid that gamers in Germany, Japan, and China will not be able to get their hands on the title when it ships this October. No reason was given as to why the title was banned but I'm going to say that it probably has something to do with blood, tentacles, and the lack of communism.

"We've also been told by Dead Space community manager Andrew Green that the title has been completely banned from the following countries: Germany, Japan, and China. That's right, there's just too much survival and way too much horror in Dead Space for these countries to handle. No word on whether EA has any plans to alter the game for a future release in those territories. -- Destructoid

Germany, China, and Japan? I understand the first two but I'm really confused about the inclusion of Japan. This is the same country that brings us games like Resident Evil and movies like "Ichi The Killer." Either they're turning into a bunch of softies or Dead Space is even more intense than what we've been shown. It's violent, but violent enough to warrant a ban? Does that even exist?

While it may affect some sales, I think that this could work in EA's favor. Not sure about everyone else, but every time I hear about a game getting banned in another country, it makes me want to play that game even more. Except for Australia, they ban everything in Australia.