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PC

Geralt Makes ‘Rated M For Mature’ Sound So Sexy

The Witcher 2: Assassin’s of Kings‘ hero doesn’t get laid all the time for nothing. In this launch trailer for the Xbox 360 edition of the game, Geralt of Rivia warns of mature content in a way that’ll have your parents purchasing the game for themselves.

In Real Life

Two-Thirds Of US Parents Admit They Don’t Bother Checking Video Game Age Ratings

The ESRB has a fairly detailed and complex system that determines what games are marked kid-safe and which are considered appropriate for adults’ eyes only. All major publishers participate in the voluntary rating system, and it is instrumental in physical, retail game sales in stores like GameStop and Walmart.

March 16, 2012
In Real Life

An Adorable Argument Against Underage Mature Game Sales

Even though many video games are rated MA15+, they end up in the hands of kids. One youngster totally cannot believe that!

October 4, 2011
News

The Week In Dangerous Games: Fish Punching, Light Treason

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.

September 27, 2011
News

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

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.

September 7, 2011
PlayStation

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

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.

July 28, 2011
PlayStation

Japanese PS3 Game Pull For Inappropriate Rating

Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3 is a role-playing game. It’s supposed to be rated CERO A, which is the equivalent of the ESRB E. It was supposed to.

July 18, 2011
In Real Life

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

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.

July 16, 2011
Nintendo

Rating For Aliens: Infestation Shows It’s Not Game Over For Aliens On DS

The Nintendo DS game based on the Aliens franchise that leaked more than two years ago looks like its finally going to happen. Proof? Aliens: Infestation for the DS, a side-scrolling, alien-shooting platformer, was just rated by the ESRB.

May 25, 2011
Xbox

Looks Like The Witcher 2 Is Also Coming To The Xbox 360

Developer CD Projekt has teased console versions of The Witcher games before, but it looks like it might actually happen for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The game’s producer talked around it to Eurogamer and the ESRB now has a rating for an Xbox 360 version. Maybe at E3, then?

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