Update:

Malaysia's ban on Steam has been lifted; however, several internet service providers in Malaysia are still blocking access to the Steam Store, and Fight of Gods remains unavailable.

In a statement sent to GamesBeat , Valve marketing VP Doug Lombardi provided an update on the situation, saying, "Right now, players in Malaysia can access the games they own on Steam. But the Steam Store is being blocked by some local telcos in Malaysia."With regard to Fight of Gods, Lombardi said Valve has "contacted the developer, removed the game, and are attempting to make contact with the officials in Malaysia to remove the block."Original story follows.

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Indie fighting game Fight of Gods, which puts religious figures in the ring together to battle it out, has reportedly caused the entirety of Steam to be blocked by the Malaysian government thanks to the introduction of a new fighter.Jesus Christ has been added to the game, and reports say as a result the Steam domain is now completely blocked in Malaysia, as evidenced by Malaysian players on NeoGAF and a report from Malaysian tech site Lowyat Users noticed the block earlier today, which coincided with a report that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission had requested Steam to geoblock users in Malaysia from buying Fight of Gods. Apparently Steam did not act quick enough, and the MCMC went ahead and blocked all of Steam.Shortly after the ban, MCMC Muiltimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak said the ban was placed "(to ensure) solidarity, harmony, and wellbeing of the multi-racial and multi-religious people in the country are the main objectives of the government. The government will not compromise with any action that can jeopardize these objectives."Publisher of Fight of Gods, PQube, issued a comment to VG24/7 , telling the website that the company had "reached out to Steam and are working with them to resolve the situation as soon as possible" and that they "are disappointed that such freedom of choice is not given to everyone and in particular that the game has been forcibly removed from sale in Malaysia, although no direct communication has been received by us as to the reasons for this. Nevertheless we respect any rules and censorship imposed in any given territory."Steam told Glixel that the company is "attempting to make contact with the officials in Malaysia to remove the block" after having removed Fight of Gods from the Steam Store to be sold in Malaysia.

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