Location lock?

[RodCCG]

Hey Guys. Do you know if Duke Nukem 3D will have "location lock" when it comes out? Doom has it... it would be such a disapoinment if Duke Nukem also has.

Rod

[qwerty]

whats a location lock ?

[RodCCG]

for example, I'm from Chile (Southamerica) and I can't buy certain things in XBox Live. Like Doom. This because it says "The content is not availble for my location."

[Steve]

Make an American account. You can download Xbox live arcade games which aren't available in your country that way.

[RodCCG]

The problem comes with the IP.

I hope Duke will be availble for me too.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by RodCCG

The problem comes with the IP.

I hope Duke will be availble for me too.

Yeah? Odd. I can get arcade games that are "locked"

[Klaus Kinski]

See, that's the main reason I don't like digital distribution and online authentication, they are way too good tools to force censorship "for the sake of the children" down my very adult throat.
BTW watch "Inside Deep Throat", a very interesting documentation.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Klaus Kinski

See, that's the main reason I don't like digital distribution and online authentication, they are way too good tools to force censorship "for the sake of the children" down my very adult throat.
BTW watch "Inside Deep Throat", a very interesting documentation.

For the sake of the children, eh? Tell me why the sponge bob game is locked for New Zealand. That's right. Doom isn't locked here... sponge bob is

[TheGreatCleotis]

very very sad topic... i have the same problem here in germany. heard that microsoft checks your ip and that way sees from which country u are from..making it either possible or impossible to downloaded rated mature stuff...depending whether your country permits that game or not. but there is a way around it . contact me regarding this matter. i found a simple tutorial link which is pretty good...it describes how to do this. but its in german..so you would need someone to translate it into english or whatever language you need.

[shiranui]

I shall certainly be annoyed if Duke is not available in Japan.

[Joe Siegler]

Well, I spent time playing Duke 3D in Japanese, so I'm pretty sure it will be released there. But all that stuff is up to Microsoft. Probably need to wait for the official announcement from Major Nelson on country stuff.

[jagguar20]

I'm going to zergrush Microsoft if they locke Duke3D in Mexico.

[alexgk]

Originally Posted by jagguar20

I'm going to zergrush Microsoft if they locke Duke3D in Mexico.

If they lock Duke3D in Mexico, Microsoft will know what a Mighty Boot in the ass is...

[TheGreatCleotis]

dont wanna make anyone big hopes, but according to an xbox webpage here in germany, the game will infact be available in germany. and believe me germany is a country with alot of stupid laws and regulations when it comes to such things as computer games...very picky. so if it will be available here, it will definitely be available in most other countries. but please remember this is just what i just read...
the next point would be if the game - if infact it will be available in those countries that are strict about violent games - will be censored or not...this would mean no blood and no naked chicks on posters.

[JobivanHiob]

where did you read it?

[Damien from omen]

They might lock it in Australia due to the strippers, in Duke Nukem 3D they released a version where there were no strippers, you couldn't blow up alien bodies on the floor etc etc.

[ASR-sJBu]

The Australian version was originally banned and a censored version was then made available (the proper version was unlockable via a patch), but then the full game was re released in Australia with the censorship removed.

[TheGreatCleotis]

Jobi, I read it at xboxuser.de If you know German, here is the quote:

"Kaum zu glauben, aber zum Glück wahr: Kommen mittlerweile, angeblich gewaltverherrlichende, Xbox Live Arcadegames immer öfter unter den USK Hammer und müssen vor der virtuellen Tür zum Marktplatz Halt machen, so konnte Duke Nukem 3D sich erfolgreich gegen eine derartige Isolation wehren."

Its kinda strange though. The title of that short article is "Release in Germany". I tried googling, but culd not find one more source that confirms this or which writes about the actual release in Germany. So i am still very sceptical about all this. Even though xboxuser.de seems to be a big xbox website, they are the only ones making this claim.

[Klaus Kinski]

Click!
No Duke3D for ze germans, it seems.

[Steve]

Still have to wait for MajorNelson website update about Duke3d regarding a NZ\Aussie release. I'm so going to pissed if microsoft block Duke.

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by Steve

Still have to wait for MajorNelson website update about Duke3d regarding a NZ\Aussie release. I'm so going to pissed if microsoft block Duke.

There's only one other country that I'm aware of, it's Korea or Indonesia or something like that. I honestly cannot recall at the moment.

Keep in mind, "Microsoft blocking Duke" is somewhat unfair. Yeah, they TECHNICALLY did it, but they don't just throw darts at a map, and say "Banned here!". It's up to local governments and various individual countries' versions of ESRB to decide those things - not MS.

[Steve]

We'll have to wait and see

[Damien from omen]

Originally Posted by ASR-sJBu

The Australian version was originally banned and a censored version was then made available (the proper version was unlockable via a patch), but then the full game was re released in Australia with the censorship removed.

I've got legit editions of both Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, the latter has no censorship.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Damien from omen

I've got legit editions of both Duke Nukem 3D and Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, the latter has no censorship.

I could not find v1.3D uncensored here (NZ). Atomic edition wasn't censored here, however.

[Damien from omen]

I couldn't find V1.3D uncensored here in Australia either but i think it never was released uncensored anyway, but I was in grade 1 at the time with it being one of my first PC games when i got it in 1997/8. Later my uncle bought me the Atomic Edition for my birthday

[ZuljinRaynor]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Well, I spent time playing Duke 3D in Japanese, so I'm pretty sure it will be released there. But all that stuff is up to Microsoft. Probably need to wait for the official announcement from Major Nelson on country stuff.

Kinda sucks now, eh Joe?

[ASR-sJBu]

yeh your correct i have both legit versions too. 1.3d was always censored but as i mentioned you could uncensor it via a patch, which was eventually made available on 3d realms own site Considering Atomic was released uncensored though i would be very surprised if Duke for XBLA ran into any trouble. It better bloody not!!

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by Steve

I could not find v1.3D uncensored here (NZ). Atomic edition wasn't censored here, however.

That's because OZ had removed the restriction by that point (if I remember my timing right).

Originally Posted by ZuljinRaynor

Kinda sucks now, eh Joe?

It wasn't that big a deal, playing in languages I didn't know was more comedic than anything else. The Japanese lettering will still be in the package, it just won't be sold there. If you set your console's language to Japanese, you'll see it.

[ZuljinRaynor]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

It wasn't that big a deal, playing in languages I didn't know was more comedic than anything else. The Japanese lettering will still be in the package, it just won't be sold there. If you set your console's language to Japanese, you'll see it.

That's cool. If I get my 360 working I'll surely check this out.

[Joe Siegler]

At least that's the way I understand it will work. We'll see what actually happens when it launches.

[Klaus Kinski]

Is there a turkish language pack as well?
*remembers enjoying Wedlock in turkish*

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by Klaus Kinski

Is there a turkish language pack as well?
*remembers enjoying Wedlock in turkish*

I need to check and see if I can divulge what languages we have in there. I'll get back to you on that.

[Joe Siegler]

OK, the languages the game supports via localized translations are..

Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portugese
Chinese
Japanese

I know there's more than one Chinese language supported on the 360, I forget which one we do support at the moment. Set the language on your console to one of those, and you can see it for yourself. This is not based off of where it is sold, just what language you set your console to.

Attached is the main menu in Portugese.

[Steve]

Silly question: Does Duke speak in the specified language you set your console to? That would be pretty funny

[Klaus Kinski]

Kind of ironic to have support for german when it isn't available here. And yes, I chose to ignore Austria. The world is a funnier place without them.

[Klaus Kinski]

Originally Posted by Steve

Silly question: Does Duke speak in the specified language you set your console to? That would be pretty funny

If someone recorded the files. Joe mentioned playing it in Japanese, I don't know if that includes audio. But I doubt it.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Klaus Kinski

If someone recorded the files. Joe mentioned playing it in Japanese, I don't know if that includes audio. But I doubt it.

I doubt it, too. Cost to hire such people to do it would not be worth it.

[Joe Siegler]

It's just text in the menus and things like that.

[coolwickidninja]

Originally Posted by TheGreatCleotis

very very sad topic... i have the same problem here in germany. heard that microsoft checks your ip and that way sees from which country u are from..making it either possible or impossible to downloaded rated mature stuff...depending whether your country permits that game or not. but there is a way around it . contact me regarding this matter. i found a simple tutorial link which is pretty good...it describes how to do this. but its in german..so you would need someone to translate it into english or whatever language you need.

their is always babble fish heh heh heh