Reports are starting to come in from Europe claiming that the release of Grand Theft Auto IVās expansion pack, The Lost & Damned, has somehow censored previously uncensored versions of the game.
While at this stage these reports are unconfirmed, the complaints are in essence the exact opposite of whatās happened in Australia. Seems that some gamers from some European countries ā including the UK and Germany ā 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://lastchance.cc/lost-damned-reverts-australian-gtaiv-censorship-5155438%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0RHkVF4aTY
You can see some of what weāre talking about to the left (NSFW), in footage captured by a German gamer. Itās also being discussed in countless forums, with this work-in-progress at GameSpot probably the most informative.
Itās unclear at this stage whether the update was intentional or, as seems more likely, a PAL-related accident in the wake of Australiaās āliberatingā patch. Weāll update when we hear from Microsoft and/or Rockstar.
