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South Park: The Stick of Truth may be censored in some regions of the world, but series co-creator Matt Stone told The Guardian that the censorship - in which offending scenes are replaced by a still image and a text description - isn't "that big a deal," and "doesn't change things that much."

"We weren't willing to change the content, but also it doesn't ruin the game - it's like 40 seconds' worth of the whole game," Stone said. "As long as we could make a joke out of the fact that they made us cut this, that was fine." Stone also noted that the censorship felt like a double standard; compared to television, games have more scrutiny aimed at their content. He believes it's due to their interactive nature.

"There is an interactiveness that makes it different," Stone said. "There are things that make people more uncomfortable in an interactive world, definitely. But that said, what we had in the game, we could have shown that on TV pretty easily, especially now."

Even with the censored scenes removed, The Stick of Truth still features plenty of dark comedy, as noted in our review. And, if you happen to be a Joystiq reader who lives in a region where you don't get to experience the content firsthand, we have a stream of the uncensored version of the game for your viewing (dis)pleasure. [Image: Ubisoft]

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"It does feel like a double standard, a little bit. We weren't willing to change the content... as long as we could make a joke out of the fact that they made us cut this, that was fine." South Park co-creator Matt Stone, in an interview with The Guardian, on the censoring of South Park: The Stick of Truth overseas.Read more...

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Here’s a very odd thing. South Park: The Stick Of Truth will not be available in Germany or Austria on Friday after all. Because Ubisoft left the swastikas in. A note on the German Steam page for the game states, “The Stick of Truth contains an unconstitutional symbol which means that we are unfortunately not able to release the game on the German and Austrian market at this time.” Which is all the more odd, since Ubi told VG247 last week that they were already on top of this.

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Remember, it's not just the European version of the new South Park game that's been censored. As reported last year, the Australian edition has been too, though the results are similar. If a little sadder.Read more...

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Before video games, kids played pretend. They didn't need a graphics card or CPU to show them a world of wonder and high fantasy. Get a long enough stick and, boom, you're a wizard. Put up a tent and some cardboard in the backyard and you've got a fortress. Playing pretend can be powerful, and nowhere is that more true than in the quiet mountain town of South Park.

South Park: The Stick of Truth is the story of a children's game gone horribly, awfully, disgustingly awry. It opens with you, the new kid, being invited to partake in a war where humans and elves battle for control of an all-powerful relic that allows its wielder to control the universe. Only, the "war" is just swinging cardboard swords, the "elves" are kids wearing the sort of cheap plastic ears you see in Halloween stores, and the "all-powerful relic" is a stick. Just an ordinary stick. It's all pretend. Or is it?

During your quest to claim the Stick of Truth, you'll explore alien vessels, witness your parents having sex, perform an abortion on a man, fight Nazi zombies, crawl up an anus, and face off against a shadowy government organization, and all of it is very real. But you and your friends are still kids, playing pretend. Your paladin friend doesn't really have a Hammer of Justice, he has a ball-peen hammer taken from his home. Your wizard friend isn't casting Magic Missile, he's throwing menstrual pads. And you, dear child, you're not swinging a "vibroblade," you're wielding a dildo.

The final part to the fourth quest, Alien Abduction, in South Park: The Stick of Truth

The third part to the eighth quest, Forging Alliances, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The first part of the second quest, Call the Banners, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The third part to the second quest, Call the Banners, in South Park: The Stick of Truth

The first part of the fifth quest, Gain New Allies, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The first half of the third quest, The Bard, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The first part to the sixth quest, Attack the School, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The second part of the fourth quest, Alien Abduction, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The second part of the ninth quest, Beat Up Clyde, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The fourth part of the eighth quest, Forging Alliances, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The first part of the fourth quest, Alien Abduction, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The second part to the eighth quest, Forging Alliances, in South Park: The Stick of Truth.