Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 will NOT get a N. America release.

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In a dubious victory for the moral outrage police, Koei Tecmo has decided not to bring their newest titillating entry in the Dead Or Alive Xtreme volleyball series to Western shores. The company has decided it just isn稚 worth the expected criticism from social justice warriors. The thing is, theyæ±♥e probably right.

Letç—´ be clear: while the DOAX games aren稚 particularly classy, theyæ±♥e also no more insidious than a collection of simple minigames amidst a fleet of bikini-clad women. The thing is, DOAX is sort of a feminist utopia, at least as sexual liberation campaigners of the past would have understood the term, with sex-positive women capering about on an island with little to no male presence whatsoever. Everything is catered, and the most threatening thing on tap is a beach ball. None of the available games and activities are forced upon you. You値l have to consent to volleyball and tug of war.

If you grow uncomfortable, you can turn off the game without being cajoled any further. Itç—´ hard to imagine a product that more completely encompasses the virtues of modern feminism.

Apparently, the Modern Matriarchy disagrees.

Companies like Koei Tecmo are starting to pick up on the cognitive dissonance in the fine print of progressive branding. On Facebook, their answer was succinct:

We do not bring DOAX3 to the west and won稚 have any plan change in the future. Thank you for asking.

When pressed to elaborate, the developers were very clear as to the reasoning behind their decision (archive link). The issues in the video game industry regarding the portrayal of women were deemed too volatile to approach. After at least a year of internal debate, they致e decided that it痴 just not worth the trouble.

Feminists and SJWs persist in claiming that they don稚 want to distort or censor the video game market, only to broaden its horizons. In contrast, weæ±♥e starting to see the real-world effects of a message that turns its argument on a dime, and how restrictive their endless carping can be to a burgeoning industry.

It痴 the constant stream of rhetoric about video games as an abusive evil that has discouraged Koei Tecmo from bringing the latest entry within firing range of the militant social justice movement. On a regular basis, entertainment media that doesn稚 adhere to the constantly shifting lines of progressive social politics is derided with fury.

The problem with deciding which games need to be censored to protect the fragility of feminists egos is that it accomplishes the exact opposite of the movement痴 purported intent. You can稚 censor sexuality and try to promote it at the same time. Freedom of expression means that not every expression is going to be one you approve of. Pretending to promote unmitigated empowerment while campaigning for restrictions to shackle artistic creation to one set of ideals isn稚 just disingenuous, it痴 a logical impossibility.

Besides, the current image of a å♥µood feminist life is only one version of what a female-centric Utopia could be. Itç—´ also hardly a universally accepted vision; many women just don稚 seem to identify with the careful boundaries and heavily regulated world that modern social justice advocates.

Itç—´ virtue signalling on any æ“¢requency.
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The thirsty people that want this game will have to import this. I hope this isn't the start of a vocal minority taking over a major industry.
 
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what a great loss i shall mourn for several moons
 
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I remember when women liked the dress-up aspects of DOAX.

SJWs are shits for the birds. What an absolutely disgusting phenomenon. I hope the recent South Park episodes do a lot to put them in their place.

Hopefully it'll be trivial to import DOAX3 and play it without any Japanese knowledge.
 
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My penis is crying.

But seriously - I do enjoy the series and was going to buy this. It shouldn't be too difficult to play in Japanese...but something will be lost in the gift giving process if I don't know what they are saying! Hopefully KT will know they have loyal English speaking fans and add subtitles.
 
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But will saner still be able to play this feminist utopia of a game?
 
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PlayAsia says they will be carrying the game and blames SJWs for the game's ban:

https://twitter.com/playasia/status/669343456423100416

#DOAX3 will not be coming to the US due to #SJW nonsense. However, we will have the English Asia version available: http://par.bz/87f
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Their twitter has been attacked by the usual suspects, including current and former journalists of websites like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku. Even a blacklist has been setup against them. They are getting alot of support and followers though as well.
 
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where were these people when BMX XXX came out?
 
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When you read an article with 'Modern Matriarchy' in it. Its severely biased. People should not kid themselves, the target audience for DoA is Japanese Men. The Fighting games have solid mechanics, but the differentiator has always been boobs, plain and simple.

The feminist frequency argument I usually agree with: Not enough games targeted towards women.

The feminist frequnecy argument I partially agree with: Negative portrayal of women.

However sometimes I think they're off their fucking rocker. (Zelda is fucking badass)

But fact of the matter is what they should have done is just cross this game over with Cho-Ankhi. :-P

TBH: I think the publisher is just using it as an excuse to not bother publishing the game in the US.

P.S. Team Ninja can still go suck my left nut (I'll even dip it in miso soup to give them a taste of home). They made Samus into a whiny bitch, never will forgive them for that.
 
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bloodycelt said:
When you read an article with 'Modern Matriarchy' in it. Its severely biased. People should not kid themselves, the target audience for DoA is Japanese Men. The Fighting games have solid mechanics, but the differentiator has always been boobs, plain and simple.
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And? Is there a problem with that? I have zero interest in the DOA volleyball games but if people enjoy them and the economics make sense, K-T should be able to release them just like the previous ones without fear of being drawn and quartered by the scolds and shrews who apparently run the video game enthusiast press at this point.
 
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Lmao play Asia is basically telling SWJ they don't matter to their bottom line lol!
 
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And? Is there a problem with that? I have zero interest in the DOA volleyball games but if people enjoy them and the economics make sense, K-T should be able to release them just like the previous ones without fear of being drawn and quartered by the scolds and shrews who apparently run the video game enthusiast press at this point.
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No, my problem is the guy in that article is trying to spin it off as some pro-sex feminism, when it really isn't.

K-T are just being cowards, and those women are upset because EA hasn't made a Madden NFL Beach Party Volleyball.

Here, a more balanced article: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/doax3-still-not-releasing-in-us-koei-tecmo-makes-excuses
 
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Earthquake24 said:
PlayAsia says they will be carrying the game and blames SJWs for the game's ban:

https://twitter.com/playasia/status/669343456423100416



Their twitter has been attacked by the usual suspects, including current and former journalists of websites like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku. Even a blacklist has been setup against them. They are getting alot of support and followers though as well.
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I might just buy the game from Play Asia to piss off the SJWs. I don't even have a PS4. Black Friday weekend deals this weekend are getting even more tempting, though.
 
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Alpha Skyhawk said:
Hopefully it'll be trivial to import DOAX3 and play it without any Japanese knowledge.
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The ASIAN version of the game will be region and have an option for English.

I'm glad these SJWs are getting BTFO.

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K-T should be able to release them just like the previous ones without fear of being drawn and quartered by the scolds and shrews who apparently run the video game enthusiast press at this point.
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See here's the thing: when DOAX2 came out, it did bad. VERY BAD. But it was under Itagaki. Now that DOA is under some new folks, they're taking new methods to selling this game and it's WORKING! SJWs don't know how fucking stupid they are. When they try and block stuff, it makes people want it EVEN MORE!
 
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What a shame, always loved the series and the actual volleyball is actually really good. The casino is also fun and I find the game being classy border line cheese, kinda like Outrun 2, superclassy but cheeserriffic as well. I played the first one the most, loved the volleyball, the game is so overwhelming though, so much emphasis on collecting bikinis, relationships and stuff, I'm just there for the volleyball and the jiggles...
 
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Are the new gen systems region locked?
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As far as i'm concerned, the PS4 isn't region locked.

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I might just buy the game from Play Asia to piss off the SJWs. I don't even have a PS4. Black Friday weekend deals this weekend are getting even more tempting, though.
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Click on the link on my signature to pre-order it. It'll be in English.
 
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Wait a minute. Wait just a mother fucking cotton picking minute here!

Why does Play Asia not have a Xbone version???!!!

WHAT THE FUCK - THERE BETTER BE A FUCKING XBONE VERSION.

I like my DOA games and my Ninja Gaiden games on XBox.

It's the way god intended them to be played.

If this is just a PS4 and Vita affair I will be pissed. Granted, I have both a PS4 and a Vita, but still - ts the principle here...
 
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neo_moe said:
Wait a minute. Wait just a mother fucking cotton picking minute here!

Why does Play Asia not have a Xbone version???!!!

WHAT THE FUCK - THERE BETTER BE A FUCKING XBONE VERSION.

I like my DOA games and my Ninja Gaiden games on XBox.

It's the way god intended them to be played.

If this is just a PS4 and Vita affair I will be pissed. Granted, I have both a PS4 and a Vita, but still - ts the principle here...
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They know which audience they're catering to. :D
 
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