Where Politics And Video Games Collide

I think Mr. Rogan is dead on target to be honest. The reason being that is not a censorship issue as state nicely by Mr. Knight and K-OSS is simply the fact that there are other methods of selling an AO game.

That being said, you cannot overlook the business perspective. Just because a company or retailer does not want to invest in some merchandise (an AO game for example), does not mean it is censorship. It means the company or retailer does not either think the merchandise (game in this case) will be worth selling. Meaning that they will not see a return on the money they put down for it OR they will take unnecessary heat / flak / backlash for associating with said merchandise and simply wish to avoid such reputation pitfalls by not investing anyways. So while the game may be edgy, companies and retailers may not find the investing and association with said merchandise to be worthwhile. Since these are companies we are talking about, they have every right to decide what products go on their shelves. That is their freedom. Just because someone else produces the game does not mean that the companies / retailers MUST sell it for them. And making a product that won't sell IS a bad business model. As an example, would anyone buy mint-flavored urinal cakes? Probably not.