Tag Archives: ESRB
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 02:45 GMT
ESRB suggests Fear Effect, Fighting Force headed to PSN
Two more PSOne Classics may be on the way, courtesy of Square Enix’s Eidos properties.
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Posted in: Eidos, PS3, PSN, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: core, ESRB, Fear Effect, Fighting Force, Fighting Force 2, Kronos, PSOne Classics
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 09:52 BST
ESRB: Players will shoot “police officers” in BF3, EA responds
And when we say respond, we don’t typically mean in the usual way.
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 15:04 BST
ESRB is latest to out WayForward’s Aliens: Infestation
The ESRB has confirmed details on Aliens: Infestation, the WayForward-developed DS side-scrolling shooter which was outed by the Australian Classification Board back in May.
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Posted in: DS, Sega, Shooter
Tags: Aliens Infestation, ESRB, WayForward
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 13:00 BST
ESRB gives Deus Ex: Human Revolution a spoilerific Mature rating
The ESRB has rated Deus Ex: Human Revolution at Mature, and given a potentially spoiler-filled account of protagonist Adem Jensen’s spoilerific activities throughout the spoilery plot of spoilers. With spoilers. Are we clear? Spoilers. Don’t go through the link unless you are ready.
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Posted in: Adventure, Eidos, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, ESRB
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 07:32 BST
ESRB lists The Witcher 2 for Xbox 360
US ratings body the ESRB has listed an Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, further muddying the is-it-or-isn’t-it E3 reveal question.
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Posted in: Action, CD Projekt, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: ESRB, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Sat, May 14, 2011 | 23:12 BST
Saturday Shorts: SWTOR, XBL, ESRB, RIFT, UC3, other capital letters
It’s Saturday, and you are so ready to go out and do stuff, or play some games, so we’ll not mess about with trying to be funny and just get right to this.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 04:28 BST
Automated ESRB system live this week
Speaking of ratings, the new automated system for the Entertainment Software Ratings Board is now live, meaning that North American game ratings will be processed in a “more timely fashion”.
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 | 16:52 BST
ESRB lists Chrono Trigger for PSP and PS3, rates FFVI
The ESRB has rated Chrono Trigger for PSP and PS3. That’s about it, really. We’ll mail Square Enix and see if we can find out more. Until then, look for it to appear as a PSone Classic on PSN – finally. Looking over the list, we also noticed Final Fantasy VI has been rated as well. That’s also damn good news. Thanks, Kotaku.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: chrono trigger, ESRB
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 02:46 BST
Games industry best at enforcing age ratings, says FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission has released the results of its latest investigation into enforcement of age ratings at retail, and we won.
Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 04:24 BST
ESRB rates Alice: Madness Returns, details combat and bad language
US games ratings organisation ESRB has given a description of the violent mayhem and bad words to be found in Alice: Madness Returns. Teapots and exposed brains are both mentioned.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, ESRB, spicy horse
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 17:01 GMT
ESRB chart: 5% of games released in US during 2010 were rated Mature
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has posted up a lovely pie chart which provides a look the ratings received by games in the US during 2010.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 07:37 GMT
Tuesday Shorts: FFXIV, Monster Hunter, EA and BigPoint double team, more
With all eyes glued on GDC, you’d think the rest of the news would have the decency to keep quiet – but no. Hit the break for loads of tasty snippets.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Capcom, EA, Fighter, MMO, Microsoft, Mods, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Saturday Shorts, Virtual Console, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iTunes, indie
Tags: bigpoint, Bit.Trip, Bit.Trip.Runner, Burger Time HD, dead island, Dream-Build-Play, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, ESRB, FFXIV, final fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV Online, Gaijin, Gaijin Games, Gothic 2, Gothic II, Heroes of Might & Magic VI, lord of ultima, Megaman, MLB 11: The Show, Monkey Paw, Monster Hunter, Skullgirls, steam
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 18:59 GMT
ESRB explains why it doesn’t play the games it rates
ESRB representative Eliot Mizrachi has shed some light on how ratings are handed out to videogames, and it has nothing to do with the body playing the games and experiencing the content for themselves.
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Posted in: America, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: ESRB, game ratings
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 01:13 GMT
ESRB: Two Worlds II features bondage and buttocks
The North American ratings body ESRB has completed their assessment of Two Worlds II, describing the RPG as including NPCs who protest their dismemberment, indirect references to prostitution, and a pair of “seductively” exposed buttocks.
The full blurb is below.
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Posted in: America, Games for Windows, Mac, OnLive, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: ESRB, ratings, Reality Pump, Two Worlds II, Zuxxez
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 16:51 GMT
ESRB: Bulletstorm is about a “space pirate” and “mutant cannibals”
US ratings board the ESRB has rated People Can Fly’s Bulletstorm, saying the shooter includes drunk shooting and the word “cock”.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, Epic Games, ESRB, people can fly, space pirates
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 22:55 BST
Yee: ESRB issuing game ratings is like a “fox guarding the henhouse”
California state Senator Leland Yee, the author of a bill which criminalizes sales of violent games to minors, has said if his bill is passed, it will do much more than the ESRB does when it comes to games ratings.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Legalities, Politics
Tags: ESRB, leland yee, scotus
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | 05:23 BST
ESRB de-cloaks Ghost Recon Predator for PSP
The Ghosts are experts at sneaking behind enemy lines and tearing the soiled undergarments off terrorism’s ugly unmentionables, but even they don’t quite pack the secret-uncovering, dirt-digging prowess of the ESRB.
So, ESRB, what’s the scoop on Ghost Recon Predator for the PSP? Does it focus on the trials, tribulations, and heart-rending struggle to just fit in faced by the brand new eight-foot tall, green-blooded, dreadlocked member of the Ghost team?
Sat, Apr 24, 2010 | 22:26 BST
ESRB gives Red Dead Redemption an “M” rating
In what is probably the most obvious news of the day, the ESRB has handed Red Dead Redemption an M rating for its mature themes.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 15:15 BST
ESRB lists 15 PSP games coming from Sony
The ESRB, ever the outlet for unannounced titles, has outed 15 Sony games in the works for PSP.
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Posted in: Development, PSP, PSPgo, Sony
Tags: ESRB, sony psp listing
Destiny live-action CG trailer discusses the law of the jungle