US EditionAt the request of South Korea, Valve pulled a mod from Steam that glorified the country's military dictatorship
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The government of South Korea asked Steam to stop the distribution of a mod of the Mount & Blade: Warband video game, under the background of revisionism. Its creator finally deleted it completely. On 18 May 1980, students of the National University of Chonnam, in Gwangju, decided to raise themselves.
Has Valve Removed a Mod from Steam at the Request of the South Korean Government!?
This is unprecedented. Who knows if Gabe Newell will create a system based on it in the future? In June, Valve complied with a request from the South Korean government to remove an offensive Mount & Blade: Warband mod from Steam. The mod was not only blocked in South Korea but worldwide, possibly marking the first time Valve has globally removed a game or mod at a government’s request. The mod itself is a bizarre and absurd piece of right-wing…
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