
Originally Posted by
uxix
They told me i cant play LOTR as its a new game and i'm from a restricted country...yet i can play all the other ever newer games..i dont get it..
It could be down to licensing deals for LOTR that don't apply to other, even new, games.
From a rather pedantic set of rules and regulations I got from an affiliate account regarding how LOTR can be promoted, it looks like the licensing for this game has VERY exacting conditions. One I DID see was that the game was only licensed to be offered where "online gambling is legal", which it is NOT in Israel, even though many casinos feel that they don't have to abide by Israeli law since they are based offshore. They DO however, have to abide by the licensing agreement between MGS and the owners of the LOTR franchise.
Other pedantic terms go into great detail, such as it must be called "The Lord of the Rings" in any advertising and NOT simply "Lord of the Rings". The letters must be as I have shown, with the specified ones in capitals. The FIRST mention of the name must also have the "TM" attached. Affiliates also cannot mention certain characters from the film, let alone use ANY of the actor's real names. Lastly, they must NOT mention that the film (and slot) are based on any books, even though we know they are, and who wrote them (which we are not allowed to mention).
With this background, it is likely that ALL slots in the LOTR series will be subject to such restrictions, and unavailable to countries not obviously classed as "restricted" in terms of other games. Israeli players use the general MGS software, rather than the US variant, yet STILL find such games are blocked, and this is likely to continue to be the case, especially where there are licensing agreements with film studios, or other media producers.
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