Entries in 'mature' (27)
Catherine delayed to 2012
The UK release of Deep Silver’s Catherine has been pushed back to Q1 next year, MCV can reveal.
Vaz tables third gaming Early Day Motion
Third time lucky. That must be the thinking behind Labour MP Keith Vaz's posting of a third games-related Early Day Motion in ten months.
ESRB automates ratings process
As of today US ratings body the ESRB will begin using a computer program to assign ratings to digital video games.
Kinect gets first 'adult' title
Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect will take a small step in the traditional heartland of gaming later this year when the device receives it's first adult-rated title.
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'Mature' 3DS games get different packaging
Nintendo has revealed that 3DS games aimed at adult or mature markets will have slightly different packaging to other titles in Japan.
US: Concern builds over new game laws
Major publisher figureheads such as EA’s John Riccitiello, Sony’s Jack Tretton, Take Two’s Strauss Zelnick and Dinsey Interactive’ Graham Hopper have expressed their concern that the potential introduction of new ...
Square Enix’s new mature label
As part of Square Enix’s continued focus on titles and content suited to Western markets, the company has announced a brand new publishing label under which it will market such ...
No More Heroes excels on next-gen
Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the once Wii-only No More Heroes have bettered the week one performance of the original Wii release on their first week of ...
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Switzerland pursues violent games ban
With violent games currently causing a stir in Australia, closer to home it has emerged that Switzerland is now considering banning violent video games outright in the territory.
AUS: More death threats for Atkinson
Outspoken anti-games critic Michael Atkinson has said that he fears for the safety of his family thanks to ongoing threats from gamers due to his strict opposition of legislation that ...
Ubisoft halves Red Steel 2 forecast
The faith publishers put in core games on Wii is once again under strain with news that Ubisoft has drastically downsized its sales expectations for the upcoming Red Steel 2 ...
Capcom reaffirms Wii commitment
Following comments made to a French website earlier this week questioning future development of software on the Wii, Capcom has released a statement assuring the industry that it remains a ...
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Now Capcom questions Wii viability
Japanese publisher Capcom believes that future growth in the current generation of consoles will be focused on the Xbox 360 and PS3, stating that it intends to pump fewer resources ...
Sega done with mature Wii titles
Sega will reduce the number of mature Wii games it publishes and develops, a company executive has claimed.
AUS: Mature games to be discussed
The Australian government has at last opened up the debate on whether or not its classification system should be restructured to accommodate adult or mature video games.
AUS: Jaffe slams censors
Hot on the heels of the Australian government’s decision to ban Sega’s Aliens vs. Predator from sale in the territory – and the subsequent statement of protest from developer Rebellion ...
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Sega sticks by mature Wii releases
Sega has vowed to plough on with its strategy of creating adult games for Wii – despite the commercial failure of MadWorld earlier this year.
Dead Space Wii rated 18
The concern that Nintendo consoles are not a suitable platform for mature-rated games will be tested yet again later this year with the news that the BBFC has granted EA’s ...
JAPAN: Chinatown Wars gets Z rating
Following the precedent Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars set in the UK when it became the first 18 rated DS game to hit the shelves, the critically acclaimed title ...
GERMANY: Calls for violent games ban
Germany has moved one step closer to a sweeping national ban on violent games in a move that could not only dent the European market for mature games but also ...
New family gaming guide arrives online
The Association of Family Gamers has revealed a brand new website aiming to information and support about safe gaming that families can enjoy together.
Does mature content have a future on DS?
The failure of Rockstar’s critically-adored Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to trouble the higher end of the charts has lead one analyst to predict that there are unlikely to be ...
Germany closing in on violent games ban?
Following the recent tragic school shootings in Winnenden, pressure seems to be mounting for a total ban on violent games in Germany, a territory already renowned for its tough stance ...
NZ: Jail term for parents who allow kids to play violent games
A leading New Zealand official has said that parents who allow their kids access to mature games should face prosecution – and possibly a spell in jail.
Parents group offers balanced view on GTAIV
In a pleasingly balanced appraisal of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and the Damned, US parenting group Common Sense Media has highlighted the DLC as certainly not ...
