Putrajaya has blocked access to Steam, the world largest online video game store, following a complaint about a game depicting religious figures that can be bought from the website.

Several Steam users told Malaysiakini that the website was inaccessible since this evening, although the Steam software - which is required to launch downloaded games - was still functional.

Earlier today, Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would demand that Steam prevent the "Fight of Gods" game from being downloaded by Malaysians...