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more about #mature Morisato: Just words. People need to get over it. ESRB ratings are useless in a sense that anyone can any game rating M through older siblings/parents/older fri... more » Cpryd001: I kind of wish Bioshock would do what Planescape torment did, and make up curse words. Damn berks. more » NeVeRMoRe666: Tweeted? Edit: Damn. Not again! Should have scrolled down first.... ummm....umm.... *does a jig ashley simpson style* more » POWRDUPshawn: How exactly does this work in the Bioshock atmosphere? That's just a joke. I have no issue with swearing, but honestly that's completely uneccessary. ... more » ErgoProxy77-2: This story should be rated C for Censorship. Doesnt Kotaku have the freedom to actually write the words fuck, mother fucker, cunt, and twat? more » Tom Servo: Am I the only one surprised that they've put in the word "cunt" in the game? It's basically the mother of all swear words, and the only one that can s... more » Zombeezee: past tense of tweet? ........tweeted? more » RicketyCricket: You can't get rid of the c-word. She'll leave when she's good and ready. more » BigManMalone: I really hope they keep some Ayn Rand in the game. Not that I'd want a repeat of the first game, but I want to see what kind of comparisons they make ... more » deanbmmv: You're not looking for the past tense of "tweet" but the plural of it; David Cameron(UK Conservative Leader): "The trouble with Twitter, the instantne... more » SEX_BISON: I'M SANDER FUCKING COHEN This is no different from the original. One thing I've wondered... Is "Twat" a real "swear word"? I've always thought it was ... more » ThirzaLepidus: Bioshock 2 confirmed for fucking sodomites. more » Chronixal: Isn't the c-word worse than fuck? Like the ultimate swear? So why isn't it refered to as the C-bomb? Maybe there's some meaning I've missed. more » N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co.: While I'm not one for censorship... I find excessive cursing to be... well... dull and uninteresting. To me, it makes someone (or something) sound les... more » Michael Dukakis: (e.g., "f**k," "motherf**ker," and "c*nt") All of these are old hat what we as a language needs is a new swear word... more » Dr Durdon: Twatted? Tweeted? Twathed? Huh? more » Str8_Jihadin: Twat. Hahaha, I always thought that word originated from the UK for some reason. more » Sloopydrew: "What exactly is it we want from Sega?" House of the Dead 4. The arcade game that came out a few years back. With House of the Dead 1 on the same disc... more » Antiterra: "We" may not want Sonic drek, but I think it's been established by now that "we" are not the majority, so it's little surprise that the hedgehog still... more » CockroachMan: Why people completely ignore game sales after the first month? Anyway, MadWorld is a black & white ultra-violent brawler! It would sell as much on... more » -
#esrb
BioShock 2 Rated M for Intense Violence, Wirty-Dords
No surprise BioShock 2 picked up an M from the ESRB, but that's not to say its newly minted rating certificate isn't interesting. The writeup says we can expect F-bombs, mother F-bombs, the C-word and the past tense of "tweet." More » -
#sega
Sega Still Keen On Mature Wii Games
Despite the poor sales of House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, Sega still has plenty of publishing love set aside for mature games on the Nintendo Wii. More » -
#wellplayed
Adult Gaming on the DS: The Chinatown Conundrum
With 100 million DS and DSi in the hands of gamers worldwide, Nintendo's portable is a mighty tempting platform for developers. So why are only seven of the nearly 1,100 games for the DS rated Mature? More » -
#ratings
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Rated M
Hey kids! Better get a parent's permission before purchasing Capcom's Bionic Commando: Rearmed for Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation 3! Various ratings organizations have made the call, and the game has gotten mature ratings all around, due to violence and such. The announcement is being made via the Bionic Commando website in the form of a cute little faux in-game communique, which makes references to other Capcom titles like Lost Planet and Dead Rising. Just remember kids, if your parents give you any grief, the game is all about making Hitler's head explode, and if they don't support that sort of thing they are goose-stepping, tiny-mustache wearing Nazi supporters. More » -
#esrb
Mature Games Are Down 50% Since 2005
For as violent a reputation as has been bestowed upon the video game industry, 'M' rated games only make a small percentage of their total numbers and, according to the ESRB, this small percentage is actually down 50% since 2005. Back then, 12% of titles were rated M. And in 2006, that figure was already down to 8%. In 2007, a year in which the ESRB rated 1,563 games, 'M' rated games only accounted for 6% of the titles. More » -
