Just an effect of Sony's blanket EU versions of games I think?
Yep.
Just SCEE and their ridiculous policy of one version (content wise) for all of EU.
So far they've done
Twisted Metal
God Of War
Last Of Us.
Then they cut beyond two souls because they wanted pegi 16, not 18.
Order 1886 is probably next on the chopping block from them (preview on ps blog said it's violent/gory).