To be clear, the legal sale of Battlefield 3 in Iran has never exactly been widespread. But as is the way of the world, āstreet vendorsā had been selling the game anyway, and according to reports thatās resulted in a crackdown from Iranian authorities
While many retailers never even bothered stocking the game (in which you play various Americans blowing the shit out of Iran), anticipating such a move, a story from Lebanonās Daily Star reported those few who have tried now find themselves the target of raids and arrests.
This isnāt surprising. What is surprising is EAās response, telling website IndustryGamers, āIn that Battlefield 3 is not available for purchase in Iran, we can only hope the ban will help prevent pirated copies reaching consumers thereā.
Yeah. Thatāll work.
Iran bans US video game showing Tehran invasion [The Daily Star, via IndustryGamers]
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