If you have an edited version of a game that has, say, less blood that the normal version along with bodies that disappear quickly among other things you might expect that the edited versions might have better performance than the original. PCGamesHardware.com seems to have discovered just that with an censored version of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo.The edited version which is made available in the web site's native Germany, runs about 40 percent faster than the unedited demo, according to the article. While it implies that players of the cut version will have an advantage in any multiplayer game, it also points out that the amount of violence in the regular version can be adjusted by the players

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