Update: Following the news, we've reached out to official sources who at the moment are unable to comment as to the availability of the game or if the censored versions will be available in stores in the region.

Those who are looking to purchase a digital copy of the game won't have much luck however, as the game appears to banned from Steam.

We will update this space once we have a final confirmation.

Original story follows.

Ubisoft has censored the PS3 and Xbox 360 version of South Park: The Stick of Truth in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. The PC version remains unaffected.

According to a document received by BT.com, a handful of 20-second scenes have been cut. The scenes, which involves abortion and anal probing, will be replaced by an image and text selected by South Park creators Matt Stone and Tray Parker.

The particulars of the censored scenes include:

A mini-game in which the doctor is performing an abortion on the player.

A mini-game in which the player is performing an abortion on the character Randy.

Five anal probing scenes involving someone actively being probed. The scenes play out as normal before and after the active probing sequences.



When asked for comment, Ubisoft told Eurogamer it was a "market decision".

South Park: The Stick of Truth is rated 18 by PEGI. The much delayed RPG is set to release next month.