Gamepolitics reported that the Singapore government has given the thumbs up for the upcoming Lost And The Damned DLC(XBOX360 exclusive). The new DLC grabbed the headlines for its full frontal nudity in one of its cutscenes. According to Singapore's Media Development Authority:
Mr Ernest Khoo, head of video games and media content at MDA, said that whether full-frontal male nudity is allowed depends on the context in which it occurs.
In this expansion pack, he said, the depiction is 'non-sexual and can hence fall within the M18 rating', which is also the rating given to the original GTA IV. He added that with the M18 rating, only those 18 years old and above will be buying the game and its expansion pack.
Going by the video game classification system MDA introduced last year, games for online download do not need to be sent for classification before sale here.
Singapore was on the gaming news when it banned Mass Effect briefly in 2007. This decision sees them loosening their restrictions a little bit.
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