Advertisements for the videogame Stranglehold have been officially banned from television as of January 16, 2008 by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being too violent.

According to the ASA Adjudications posted on January 16, 2008, the issues the ASA had with the game were the promotion of “glorified” violence and the danger of impressionable children watching during the time frame it aired. The concern over time was an issue because the commercial aired before 7:30 p.m., a time when young children are most likely still watching television.

According to the ruling, both Picture Production Company (PPC) and Clearcast had made the necessary changes to the commercial for it to meet ASA standards. PPC told ASA that it removed the bullet flying scenes and ensured no character was struck by a bullet in the commercial. Clearcast claimed it thought the violence was unrealistic enough to meet the standards for advertisement.

Midway just released its lineup of games that will be on display at E3 2007 starting tomorrow (July 11, 2007) through the end of the week.

The biggest is Unreal Tournament 3, expected to be released for PC Fall 2007. The strangest is Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the DS.

Other new games include Stranglehold, BlackSite: Area 51 and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, based on a Cartoon network series.

Click through for descriptions of the games on display at E3 2007…

The news is flying all over the net – Midway has finally confirmed that the upcoming collector’s edition of John Woo’s Stranglehold for the PS3 will also contain the full-length 1992 film, Hard Boiled as bonus content. Here’s some great news for you Woo fans out there, and a nice surprise for gamers who spend more »