Dragon Age: Inquisition has been withdrawn from sale in India “[i]n order to avoid a breach of local content laws.” The RPG has been removed from the Indian Origin service and customers have been issued refunds and an apology. Milestone Interactive, EA's local distributor, has also confirmed Dragon Age: Inquisition will not be sold at retail, reports IGN India.

“In order to avoid a breach of local content laws, Electronic Arts has withdrawn Dragon Age: Inquisition from sale in India,” the publisher said in a statement . “Unfortunately, that means we’re unable to fulfill your Origin order.”“All affected purchases for Dragon Age: Inquisition will be refunded. This applies regardless of payment method or date of purchase.“Dragon Age: Inquisition may still temporarily appear in your Origin library, but it will be removed before its launch date.”Milestone Interactive has told NDTV Gadgets the decision related to the game’s homosexual sex scenes. However, Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2, the Mass Effect trilogy, and a raft of The Sims games remain available via Origin in India despite featuring same-sex romance options. EA has confirmed to IGN that the decision only relates to the sale of Dragon Age: Inquisition and gave us no further specifics.In December 2013 the Indian Supreme Court restored an 1861 law that criminalises homosexual intercourse. The law had previously been struck down by a lower court for being unconstitutional.

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