Singapore's Censor Board reversed itself on Friday, saying it would allow the sale of a new Xbox video game that contains a scene showing a woman and a female alien kissing. Close Encounters: A scene from Xbox's Mass Effect On Thursday the board issued a ban on the sale of Microsoft's Mass Effect, a futuristic space adventure due for worldwide release later this month, calling the scene "immoral." Late on Friday, The Straits Times newspaper reported that the board had decided to allow the sale while it completes work on a new rating system for video games. The new system is to be unveiled in January. In one scene in the game the two female characters kiss and caress. The sequence ends with the alien character saying, "By the gods, that was incredible, commander." The reversal of the ban has done little to allay the concerns of the city state's LGBT community. Spokespersons say they are waiting to see details of the new rating system. The community is wary of board and the government in general following a series of incidents this year.
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First published: Saturday, 17th November 2007 - 11:29am