As many readers are aware, the Russian government has been on a recent censorship tear, including talk of banning off-color and proudly offensive animated TV imports such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park (oddly, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has already done the same). 

No reason to stop at TV shows.  Today we’re seeing reports that the government has ordered Russian retailers to pull the video game title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from its shelves while a ban on the game is considered.  The game, which pits players in bloody gunfights in a slew of imaginary international conflict zones, is already being called one of the decade’s most successful product launches – hitting $310 million in one day alone.

It’s not too hard to see what irked the Duma, according to PC Magazine: