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Any Objections To Phoenix Wright On The Wii?
2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the country’s ratings board, have let slip a listing for an upcoming Phoenix Wright title. For the Wii. More »
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Rayman Adventuring To DSiWare
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Looks like Ubisoft is bringing more Rayman to the portable gaming arena, with a rating for Rayman for Nintendo’s DSiWare recently levied by Germany’s UnterhaltungssoftwareSelbstkontrolle ratings board. Man, that’s a long word. More »
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The Ballad Of Gay Tony To Have “Strong” Sex, Ample Thrusting
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | How does Rockstar Games plan to one-up the shock factor of full frontal male nudity from Grand Theft Auto: The Lost & Damned? Perhaps with some “strong” sex scenes and thrusts aplenty in The Ballad of Gay Tony. More »
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Dragon’s Lair Getting Squeezed Down For DSiWare
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | Classic laserdisc adventure Dragon’s Lair is headed to Nintendo’s DSiWare download service, according to a new rating from Germany’s USK ratings board. Potentially good news for a game that was once bound for a regular Nintendo DS release. More »
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Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Australia’s long nation nightmare of maybe not being able to play Left 4 Dead 2 may soon be over, as the government’s media ratings board has apparently issued the zombie shooter a rating of MA-15+. More »
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ESRB Descriptions Get Weird With Left 4 Dead 2
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | The Entertainment Software Ratings Board is home to invaluable information — and not just when they leak game details early. The ESRB’s typically sterile content descriptions are enormously entertaining, as proven by entries for Brutal Legend, Bayonetta and Scribblenauts. More »
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Valve Appeals Australia Ban Of Left 4 Dead 2
6:00AM Owen Good | Couched in an update of Left 4 Dead’s ratings status in 11 locations is news the publisher on Wednesday appealed Australia’s refusal to classify the game, effectively banning it for sale. More »
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7:00AM Owen Good | No teeth-gnashing just subdued disappointment from Valve when, asked for comment on the Australian government’s refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell’s gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? More »
Valve ‘Pretty Bummed’ By Australia’s Refusal Of L4D2
7:00AM Owen Good | No teeth-gnashing just subdued disappointment from Valve when, asked for comment on the Australian government’s refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell’s gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? More »
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FCC Report Praises Video Game Ratings
1:00AM Owen Good | Remember how news about a week ago that the FCC was looking into a universal ratings system spooked the video game sector? Relax. A report delivered to Congress expresses a rather high opinion of how games are self-regulated. More »
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