The forecast for gamers in the United Arab Emirates calls for a zero percent chance of Heavy Rain. Sony’s anticipated true crime blockbuster that puts players on the trail of the “Origami Killer” is banned in the UAE (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah) due to its mature content.

This is the second title in 2010 to receive such treatment, as THQ’s apocalyptic adventure Darksiders was banned as well. In that game, War, one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, investigates a conspiracy that prematurely brought on Armageddon.

I must say this is quite an interesting find indeed. Nintendo’s infamous failed experiment known as the Virtual Boy has turned up in Dubai. In August of 2008, a group of persons were merely cleaning out a warehouse when they stumbled upon 100 Virtual Boy consoles sealed away in boxes for over a decade. It’s appearance now is almost as baffling as how it wound up in Dubai in the first place.

Vijay Chandrabota, the purchasing manager for Geekay Games spoke with The National about the find saying he didn’t even know the Virtual Boy even existed until he and his colleagues found the boxes…

Bloomberg News is reporting that Dubai International Capital has purchased an undisclosed yet “substantial” stake in Sony. Apparently it was known early this month (November 2007) that Dubai as looking to invest $500 million in a Japanese company, though it cannot be confirmed that money was all spent on Sony, which is based in Tokyo more »