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Kinect Star Wars Will Have A Dancing Minigame

4:00PM December 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Hey, so the ESRB released its ratings certificate for Kinect Star Wars, let’s read along: “In this action game, based on the Star Wars universe,” mmhm, yeah, “players use their body movements to perform activities,” right, gotcha, “that include dance tournaments“. More »

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The Week In Dangerous Games: Shooting Drugs In Modern Warfare 3 (Not Like That)

4:00PM November 8, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

It’s the height of the fall rush, and more and more games rain down upon us every day. And with so many games, whoever will tell us which of them contains objectionable content? The Entertainment Software Rating Board, that’s who! More »

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The Week In Dangerous Games: He’s Worn Banana Hammocks, Ya Know

12:30PM October 13, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Each week, we take a look at the new and creative ways that video games are offending us. Well, not us. We’ve developed a thick skin to alcohol references, partial nudity and comic mischief. Other people, however, may be disgusted by what video games are doing. More »

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The Week In Dangerous Games: Fish Punching, Light Treason

11:00AM October 4, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

You know, video games will rot your brain. They’re filled with nothing more than gratuitous fish abuse, LEGO toilet humour and references to pornographic cannonballs — or so this week’s most potentially offensive video games might lead us to believe. More »

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This Week In Dangerous Games: Skyrim, Kirby, Diablo III

12:00PM September 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

How are new and upcoming video games potentially offending us now? In mostly the same old ways: with excessive violence and gore, earfuls of foul language, smoking, drinking and “suggestive themes”, sometimes known as sex. More »

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Taking The Taboo Out Of Mature Gaming

2:00AM September 27, 2011 | Brian Crecente

It’s like clockwork; Moments after popping open any game that has a mature rating, my 10-year-old son seems to appear at my elbow to ask if he can play it with me. More »

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Gotham City Impostors Carries A ‘Sensual’ Voice Option

3:30PM September 22, 2011 | Owen Good

Gotham City Impostors, the unusual first-person shooter that’s not about Batman, earned a T rating from the ESRB, which itself isn’t surprising. But the certificate included this weird tidbit: The game includes a “sensual” voice option. More »

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HD Re-Release Of Devil May Cry Trio Looks More Likely Than Ever

11:30AM September 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Earlier this year we published a rumour that the first three games in Capcom’s famed Devil May Cry series would be getting an HD re-release. More »

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The Classic Klonoa May Be Your Next PSone Classic

9:30AM July 20, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

PlayStation game Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was recently re-rated by the ESRB for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. That means the 1998 original is a very likely candidate for a digital PSone Classics re-release. :)

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Here’s What The ESRB Has To Say About Dead Island

8:00AM July 18, 2011 | Owen Good

It’s no surprise that Deep Silver’s zombie title is getting an M-rating. The certificate just handed to it by the ESRB is still a little interesting for the bits of details it gives up from the game, from dialogue to gameplay features. More »