https://www.ign.com/articles/the-callisto-protocol-canceled-in-japan-over-ratings-board-dispute
Posted: Oct 27, 2022 9:11 am. The Callisto Protocol has been completely canceled in Japan following a dispute between developer Striking Distance Studios and the Japanese ratings board. As

https://www.pcgamer.com/callisto-protocol-cancelled-in-japan-after-devs-refuse-to-make-ratings-board-changes/
Japanese regulators have CERO patience for gore. The Callisto Protocol, the fleshy, goopy space horror game from former Dead Space devs, has been cancelled in Japan following a thumbs-down from

https://www.polygon.com/23426201/the-callisto-protocol-japan-release-cero-violence
He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. Sci-fi horror game and Dead Space spiritual sequel The Callisto Protocol has had its Japanese release canceled after its

https://www.techradar.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-is-too-violent-for-the-japanese-ratings-board
The so-called "Great Firewall of China" has been implemented since the mid-90s to control information distribution, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a video game that isn't banned for

https://screenrant.com/callisto-protocol-canceled-japan-ratings/
The Callisto Protocol won't be released in Japan, as it has been unable to secure an age rating due to its violent content, and the developers are unwilling to release a toned-down version of the game. The Callisto Protocol is an incredibly violent game with a lot of blood and gore, which is the source of the issues with the game in Japan.. In Japan, the CERO (Computer Entertainment Ratings

https://www.cbr.com/the-callisto-protocol-canceled-japan-prohibitive-censorship-law/
The Callisto Protocol will no longer launch in Japan. Developer Striking Distance took to Twitter to announce that due to Japan's prohibitive censorship laws, the launch of the highly-anticipated survival horror has been canceled in the country. The translated message reads, " The Callisto Protocol has decided to stop the release of the

https://www.techspot.com/news/96465-callisto-protocol-has-canceled-japan-over-violent-content.html
A hot potato: Japanese gamers won't get to enjoy the upcoming space-based horror title The Callisto Protocol after the country's ratings board deemed it too violent and wouldn't issue an age

https://www.shacknews.com/article/132855/callisto-protocol-japan-ban-cero-ratings
The Callisto Protocol canceled in Japan due to inability to pass CERO Ratings Board. The Japanese video games ratings board has made demands of censorship with which Striking Distance Games and

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-callisto-protocol-canceled-in-japan-to-avoid-censoring-content/1100-6508674/
The developer will not edit or censor the game for Japan and has canceled it instead. By Eddie Makuch on October 27, 2022 at 6:41AM PDT. The Callisto Protocol will not be released in Japan due to

https://nordic.ign.com/the-callisto-protocol/61238/news/the-callisto-protocol-cancelled-in-japan-over-ratings-board-dispute
As reported by PC Gamer, Striking Distance announced on Twitter that the current version of The Callisto Protocol - a particularly gory and violent horror game from Dead Space creator Glen Schofield - cannot pass Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organisation (CERO) in its current form, and altering the game would remove from its vision.

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https://twistedvoxel.com/the-callisto-protocol-banned-japan-violence-censor/
The Callisto Protocol has been banned in Japan due to concerns regarding violence, as developer Striking Distance Studios refuses to censor the game. The rating board in Japan, CERO, has banned The Callisto Protocol from release in the country over excessive violence. The developers are unwilling to compromise the experience that players are

https://www.svg.com/1074046/the-callisto-protocol-has-just-been-canceled-in-japan/
The actual banning of games is rare in Japan, as most developers will instead opt to change or censor certain aspects rather than not release the game in the country at all. While "The Callisto Protocol" wasn't outright banned in Japan and could still be censored for a later release, Striking Distance Studios believes that the reworks required

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-has-been-cancelled-in-some-countries-20221027
The Computer Entertainment Ratings Organisation, Japan's board that decides what rating video games will receive in the country, has flat out refused to rate The Callisto Protocol. The country has a very low tolerance for explicit violence and gore, and given that developer Striking Distance has soaked the game in those two things, this isn't totally surprising.

https://gamerant.com/the-callisto-protocol-japan-release-canceled/
Published Oct 27, 2022. Fans of the horror game genre in Japan may be disappointed to learn that The Callisto Protocol won't be releasing there at all. Fans of the horror genre in Japan are

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/yeygj8/callisto_protocol_cancelled_in_japan_after_devs/
Callisto Protocol cancelled in Japan after devs refuse to make ratings board changes ... The country that has films coming out of it with girls using piano wires to cut off people's limbs is going to say a game is too violent? ... It's kinda silly that a game developed there has to censor it's own version while the rest of the world gets the

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The Callisto Protocol is a video game that is extremely violent and gory, and it has caused a lot of controversy in Japan♦ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/phys

https://game8.co/games/The-Callisto-Protocol/archives/398649
Could Not Receive a CERO Rating. On October 27, 2022, The Callisto Protocol's official Japanese Twitter account announced that the game would not be released in Japan. This cancellation was due to the game not passing the standards of CERO, a Japanese content rating organization, and the developers' refusal to modify the game experience to fit

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ygvfuc/thoughts_on_callisto_protocol_getting_banned_in/
Here is my reasons, Japan has many censored games this includes, The Last of Us, Gta V, Cyberpunk; their home made game series resident evil and many MANY more games. All violent games gets censored version and than only it releases in Japan. You can call this a tradition almost. Sales impact the sequel/future games that series will have or

https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/comments/yeiuhi/the_callisto_protocol_banned_in_japan_over/
It has nothing to do with a foreign company, the game would be denied/requested to be censored if it was a local company. Resident Evil games have been censored in Japan and they are made by a Japanese company. Banned for violence from a country known for cartoon tentacle porn and torture movies like The Audition.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/264562-playstation-5/80211909?page=2
PlayStation 5. The Callisto Protocol banned in Japan for being too violent. akito319 1 year ago #21. Japanese censors have always lost their s*** when it comes to dismemberment of human characters. The monsters in Dead Space don't look human anymore so that didn't require censorship. However the monsters in Calisto Protocol still look human in

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/264562-playstation-5/80211909?page=4
For PlayStation 5 on the PlayStation 5, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "The Callisto Protocol banned in Japan for being too violent." - Page 5.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/ygvg7c/thoughts_on_callisto_protocol_getting_banned_in/
In all honesty I think Devs should just make another version of the game and release that in Japan. Here is my reasons, Japan has many censored games this includes, The Last of Us, Gta V, Cyberpunk; their home made game series resident evil and many MANY more games. All violent games gets censored version and than only it releases in Japan.