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The Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals has reportedly asked InterChannel to pull the DS game Dementium: The Ward from distribution.

The game in question is a first person shooter that takes place in a psychiatric hospital in which various human science projects come after you and you must blow them away. The opposing group are concerned that the game may encourage prejudice against psychiatric patients.

To quote: The Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals has reportedly asked Gamecock Media Group’s Interchannel to pull the Nintendo DS game "Dementium: The Ward" from distribution.

"Dementium" is a first person shooter that takes place in a -- you guessed it! -- Psychiatric Hospital where various human science projects come after you, and you BLOW THEM AWAY.

Association advocates claim they're concerned that the game will "encourage discrimination and prejudice" against psychiatric patients. Are they crazy?


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