This is a list of video games considered controversial. The list includes games that have earned controversies for violence , sexual content , racism , and review bombing from fans. Some of the video games on this list have been banned or regionally censored.
Falsely accused by evangelical blogger Kevin McCullough of containing " rape and sodomy ", which later led to the removal of McCullough's blog entry on Townhall. The game was featured on the Fox News Channel following the controversy, [ 19 ] with host Martha MacCallum , which included the headline "full graphic sex".
While critically acclaimed overall, the ending of Mass Effect 3 was highly criticized as, among other issues, rendered all the decisions players had made in the trilogy, carried over through save files, moot, in contrast to marketing material BioWare had put forth for the game. Other controversies included the release of Mass Effect 3: From Ashes as day-one paid DLC; [ 24 ] public outrage over the alleged link between the series' in-game combat violence to the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , which was eventually debunked; [ 25 ] [ 26 ] and the portrayal and representation of women as well as sexual minorities.
In a preview, Eurogamer commented: "It's difficult to understand why there's so much controversy surrounding MadWorld when the violence is so very Tom and Jerry It really is hard to be offended On March 10, the National Institute on Media and the Family issued a press release expressing its disappointment in Nintendo for allowing MadWorld to be released on the Wii.
Activision later removed the Favela multiplayer map from Modern Warfare 2 following complaints from Muslim gamers, which shows picture frames on the second floor bathroom of one building within Favela. When viewed through a scoped weapon, the frames contain a quote from Muhammad that translates to "Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty", according to Islam Today.
