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    gundaman: Considering that the number of movies released is probably ten times the number of video games released in a year (and I'm just talking about the ones... more »
    XenoRaven: Do they actually fail to realize that the issue is regarding content and not quantity? It doesn't matter if you refuse to classify 4 million movies t... more »
    funcmode: I thought PEGI were rating games in the UK from now on? Regardless, people probably make more disturbing films because it's a way to make a name for ... more »
    Slagathorian: They go about it in completey different ways though. Movies get banned for showing gore. Games get banned for showing sex. more »
    salmonbottle: Ooooh, so they're also banning MOVIES. Well that makes everything better. Who cares if ideas are being muted and hidden as long as "our team" is winn... more »
    MaWeiTao: Sounds like the sort of thing an immature teenager would have come up with. Or perhaps a developer trying to appeal to immature teenagers. #grandtheft... more »
    chapoec: Ewww... Gay Tony is going to have "strong sex" scenes. I don't know about you but that is kinda of gross. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    Glames: "In cut scenes the Luis Lopez character is seen to be on the receiving end of oral sex (slumped on a chair with a woman's head buried in his lap). The... more »
    jdskeleven: Wow, fully-clothed sex scenes? Hold on to your hats people, WE'RE GOING IN. Needless to say, the media (the crappy media) will probably have a field ... more »
    Alex_Mexico: Sometimes I think Rockstar wants to create outrage for the sake of it. Was it really necessary? #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    mrclam: It does seem weird to me that in a game where i can drive down the street shooting peoples heads off in full gore-o-vision.. That a fully clothed simu... more »
    gblock: Gay Tony, straight sex. Yeah, edgy. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    excel_excel: bah doesn't sound that bad. some thrusting fully clothed? Bah. silly stuff. But for Video games, its like woah. more »
    (Pigeon) Teliko: "he also bends a woman over a desk and thrusts into her from the rear." I support and endorse this. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    Demonbird: Grand Theft Auto... I don't even know anymore. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    GigasBreaker: I guess making games that are actually GOOD is an old idea. Excuse me while I get back to my game of Gears of War 2. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    winwinwe: Yay, more sex, because that's what we want, more mindless, random sex. #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    (Starman) NONAME: Those hands.... where have they gone down to!? Σ(゚Д゚ ) #grandtheftautotheballadofgayto... more »
    ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: ... Goddammit, Rockstar. It's hard enough to defend your juvenile humor as it is. Must you cock it up even further by throwing in random penis shots ... more »
    Zallin: Is there a point to all this sex and thrusting? I like sex, its a natural part of human nature, and if it progresses the story or has a point sure wh... more »
  • #ratings

    More Movies Refused BBFC Classification Than Games

    In an attempt to counter unfair stereotypes about games, UK game industry trade organization TIGA reveals that three times as many movies have been refused British Board of Film Classification ratings than games in the past five years. More »
  • #grandtheftauto

    The Ballad Of Gay Tony To Have "Strong" Sex, Ample Thrusting

    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 »
  • #drugwars

    Wait, There Was A "Recipe" For Meth In GTAIV?

    Proof that in a world as big as Grand Theft Auto IV's you can play it for months and never see all the game has to offer: apparently there's a "recipe" for the production of methamphetamines hidden somewhere in the game. More »
  • #ukgameratings

    PEGI Triumphs Over The BBFC

    The war between the British Board of Film Classification and the Pan-European Game Information system over UK game ratings comes to an end today, with PEGI to act as the UK's sole age rating system. More »
  • #wii

    Silent Hill Gets Re-Rated, Wii-make Announcement Coming Soon?

    If Konami does have plans to re-release the original Silent Hill for the Wii and PSP, as previously rumored, that announcement must be coming soon, as the BBFC has just recently rated the title. More »
  • #uk

    British Rating Board: Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist

    When the Resident Evil 5 trailer was first shown, it raised some eyebrows. Some were critical, saying the set-in-Africa game used racist imagery. More »
  • #bbfc

    MadWorld Won't Be Censored For UK

    Upcoming Wii title MadWorld has made it through the British rating board, the BBFC. There will be no content changes to game — probably the most violent title since No More Heroes. More »
  • #grandtheftautochinatownwars

    Ratings: ESRB on Punch-Out, BBFC on Chinatown Wars

    The British Board of Film Classification have given Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, an 18-rating. No surprise there, but the classification also mentions that there's 168 minutes of cutscenes in the game. More »
  • #pegi

    PEGI Should Be Legal Standard In UK - ELSPA

    The consultation period for the UK's Byron Review into age ratings and the effects of videogames on children has now concluded and the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) have presented their report to the UK Government. More »
  • #manhunt2

    UK Manhunt 2 - The Long Struggle Is At An End

  • #pegi

    PEGI: We'll Talk With You, But First, Do You Support Us?

  • #bbfc

    ELSPA - BBFC Can't Cope With Game Rating

  • #europe

    Nintendo, SEGA, Ubisoft, EA All Back PEGI Over BBFC

  • #gameratings

    BBFC Disappointed By Publisher Delay Concerns

  • #britain

    UK Government Forms Byron Review Action Plan

  • #uk

    EA: UK Game Ratings Changes Spell Delays

  • #breaking

    BBFC Says MGS4 Has "Implied Child Rape" [Updated]

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  • #gtaiv

    GTAIV's Naughtier Content Detailed

  • #gtaiv

    BBFC Clears GTAIV For Release

  • #britain

    Read The Byron Review Yourself

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