

Fallout 3 will not appear on retail shelves in India, Microsoft has announced, citing "cultural sensitivities" as the impetus.

Consumer gaming site GamingIndians.com points out that this a highly unusual move for the territory where more obviously objectionable titles have seen release in the past, including the Grand Theft Auto series.

Then again, Fallout 3 does feature mutant, two-headed cows that share a name with a caste of widely revered Hindu scholars and preachers. I can't imagine that mutating a people's sacred animal then naming the thing after their spiritual leaders would go over so well.

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Fallout 3 controversy: India release cancelled [GamingIndians]

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