New EA Game "Battlefield 3" banned in Iran

"Battlefield 3" will be Iran's capital Tehran as one of the battlefield Sina Science and technology news, November 29, according to the Iranian it magazine Asr-e Ertebat, Iran has banned EA development of the latest game "Battlefield 3" in the country sales. "All computer stores are barred from selling this illegal game," said an Iranian police security and intelligence official. "A Tehran-based IT industry association warns all stores to comply with the ban.　　"Battlefield 3", developed by EA, an American video game developer, describes the attack on Tehran by U.S. armored forces and aircraft. "Battlefield 3" is EA's best-selling game where players can fight single-handedly or 24 players simultaneously online, with virtual battlefields throughout Paris, New York and Tehran.　　In Iran's virtual battlefield, U.S. troops gathered near the Iran-Iraq border to prepare for the nuclear crisis in Tehran. According to EA, "Battlefield 3" officially on sale on October 25, sold 5 million copies a week, the game is sold in DVD-ROM format, can also be downloaded from the Internet.　　EA has no dealers in Iran, but various blockbuster video games and computer software piracy are widespread in the area. If the report is true, it will be "Battlefield 3" for the first time by a national official ban. Some computer store owners in Iran say they have no purchase because they expect to be banned from Battlefield 3. A shopkeeper named Hamid said: "In my shop there is no Battlefield 3 game." According to Hamid, Iranian police even before the ban was issued, "raided a number of shops and arrested several shopkeepers who secretly sold" Battlefield 3 ".　　"But the truth of this statement is not yet confirmed. "Battlefield 3" had been protested by an "Iranian youth group", according to Fars, the Iranian official news agency. The group has launched a petition on the internet, with more than 5,000 netizens signed up to date. "We know the stories of video games are fictional, but we believe that the release of Battlefield 3 coincides with the US warning the international community to be wary of Iran," the petition wrote. "(Holy Oak)