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ESRB EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag BioShock 2 has 'intense violence' and 'f*cking sodomites' 29 That's what we like to hear! The ESRB has rated BioShock 2, and like so many other ESRB ratings, it has made the game sound positively splendid. Summarizing the game's "intense acts of violence,"... ESRB's Deadly Premonition rating confirms PS3 release 12 We're pretty excited about Deadly Premonition, the $19.99 horror game coming out in 2010 courtesy of Ignition. Do we think it will be particularly good? No, we do not. In fact, we're kind of hopi... Assassin's Creed 2: Sodomy, rape & 'crying as I f*ck her' 45 It's been said before, but someone really ought to compile the best ESRB ratings and make a book out of them. The latest, and perhaps most surprising, of the game rating summaries is for Assassin... ESRB describes Modern Warfare 2's oft-talked about level 59 Our prior coverage of the ESRB's game descriptions has always included praise for the often hilarious write-ups, and I'm not about to stop the trend. While the Modern Warfare 2 description may no... Could The Red Star be coming to XBLA and PSN? 31 Fans of obscure scroller The Red Star might be very interested to learn that the OFLC has recently re-rated the game for a multiplatform release. Our tipster checked to make sure this wasn't jus... ESRB denies charging too much for PSP Mini ratings 22 The long and winding saga of high PSP Minis prices continues. When we last left off, the ESRB was identified as the reason PSP Mini downloads costing twice as much as their iPhone counterparts, w... TvC:UAS character count and sleazy quote get ESRB-nounced 15 Man, the ESRB should start charging for their PR services. Their "warnings" have done a lot to get me excited for videogames over the past few days. This time though, the news isn't all... ESRB reveals LEGO Rock Band's hard-partying minifigures 9 The ESRB continues its streak of selling me videogames with its descriptions of products, this time taking aim at the rated E for Everyone (10+!) LEGO Rock Band.  "D... ESRB Left 4 Dead 2 description reads like a blog post 26 I have to say, whoever is writing these ESRB rating summaries lately is getting saucy. Following the absurd (and long... and awesome) descriptions of Gearbox's Borderlands and Double Fine's ... Oregon Trail coming to DSiWare 18 (Insert witty comment about dysentery here).The iPhone remake of The Oregon Trail is coming to DSiWare, the ESRB has revealed today with one of its bean-spilling ratings. The original game is fon... PSPgo ships with built-in ESRB ratings 6 The PSPgo might be seen by some as a rather useless, unnecessary, expensive little addition to the PlayStation Portable family, but there's no denying it has some rather neat little features, eve... We made these Zombie Apocalypse screens safe for your family 21 Yesterday, Konami announced that its four-player shooter Zombie Apocalypse would be hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network next week. Today, the publisher passed along some screens. Odd... ESRB summary for Borderlands is long and totally metal 47 The ESRB is slapping Borderlands with an “M for Mature” rating. If you’re familiar with the cover art -- or, hell, even glimpsed at what we’ve written about the substance ... FCC praises game rating system 12 Last week we informed you that the FCC was planning to recommend a possible unified rating system for gaming, television and cell phones. This system was being looked into after a report was to b... Brutal Legend ESRB description is long, totally epic 52 There was little doubt that Double Fine's Brutal Legend was going to get slapped with an "M" rating by the ESRB. This is a game based off of heavy metal culture -- sex, drugs,... Manhunt 2 coming to PC, ESRB gives it an AO rating 17 A recent ESRB listing confirms that Manhunt 2 is coming to the PC, but it may not be a pretty port. According to the listing, Manhunt 2 PC is an AO-rated title, which means that it has content no... 2K Games bringing Axel and Pixel to 360 (with brown liquid) 9 2K Games is bringing a new game to the Xbox 360, via Mafia II developer 2K Czech. It's not yet been officially announced, but the sniffer dogs of the Internet have uncovered both a trademark and ... ESRB leaks details on Assassin's Creed II: Discovery 6 That's our pal, the ESRB, for you. Dude never could keep his mouth shut. That's cool -- it's not like he's trying to be a bragger or anything. It's just that he knows stuff earlier than the rest ... Dragon Age writer explains ESRB brothel listing 3 If you want a good laugh, take a gander at the ESRB listing for Dragon Age: Origins. It confirms the existence demon breasts, gratuitous violence, and heavy caressing. It also reveals the existen... Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and DINO CRISIS for PS3 37 Capcom is continuing its commitment to re-releasing everything in the world, with fresh ratings cropping up for Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Dino Crisis. The beans have been spil... Konami ESRB tease: Shadow of Destiny, Contra Rebirth 13 Two do-wanty games are probably headed our way from Konami. Both were let out of the bag by the folks at the ESRB, who had to drop a rating on them first. We're always poking around to see what's... ESRB reveals the filthy sex details of Dragon Age: Origins 27 The Entertainment Software Ratings Board leaves very little to the imagination these days, regularly leaking the juicy, sordid details of every game that passes through its doors. The latest titl... ESRB: Muramasa has a deep cleavage that sways up and down 17 Ah, the magic of ESRB rating summaries. The beauty of their hilarity comes from the deadpan way in which they're written, completely dry and with no sense of irony as they describe ludicrous and ... Scribblenauts has the greatest ESRB rating summary ever 23 From time to time, those of us with way too much time on our hands like to peruse (see: troll) the ESRB's Web site for whatever information we can find. This comes in the form of XBLA/PSN games b... ESRB lists Diaper Dash, gives me diaper rash 11 Seriously? Diaper Dash? Like Diner Dash, but with diapers? Why? It sounds something like that in the ESRB's game description:This is a strategy game in which players care for babies in a daycare ... ESRB says Wii exclusive Cursed Mountain is coming to PC? 9 I've been keeping a close eye on Cursed Mountain since it was announced, but even more so after I got my hands on it at E3 -- as you know if you read my coverage, I believe this game has the maki... Left 4 Dead 2 cover art changed to appease ESRB 43 It's not just raging Steam boycotters that Valve has upset with the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. According to the studio, the ESRB has also shown concern, causing Valve to edit the original cov... Final Fantasy Tactics rated by the ESRB, heading to PS3 39 Yesterday it was Capcom with Street Fighter 3 Alpha, and now that other master of the re-release, Square Enix, has been outed as bringing Final Fantasy Tactics to the PSN. As always, this leak co... Street Fighter Alpha 3 rated by ESRB, listed for PS3 55 Good old Capcom, never short of a re-release for we notalgia-driven nerds to lap up like faithful dogs. Street Fighter Alpha 3 looks like it'll be the latest from Capcom's expansive back catalog ... ESRB confirms Weezer's 'Dope Nose,' Third Eye Blind for GH Van Halen 12 The horribly kept secret of Guitar Hero Van Halen is no longer a real mystery; Activision has decided to come out and confirm its release for the second half of 2009. The publisher hasn’t s... Get a head start with the ESRB's 1 vs. 100 LIVE rating 16 The ESRB has rated the upcoming 1 vs. 100 LIVE title coming to Xbox 360 sooner, rather than later. It's not, as the ESRB points out, for the little ones -- it's rated T for "Teen."The r... Clay + Fighting + Virtual Console = Jizz 39 Back in the 90's there was a brief explosion of games that used claymation. It was awesome. Anyone who lived through that era can tell you that playing a claymation videogame is sweet. In fact if... ESRB rates Bayonetta: Torture attacks and jiggling breasts 32 Praise be to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, otherwise known as "the eternal leaky faucet of videogame news." The ESRB has today rated Sega's hardcore action game Bayonetta, a... 2K will celebrate your birthday, but not on Easter 11 I did it. I got that blasted Easter Bunny and I ripped his head off. I'm a little torn up, but it looks like I'll make it to my next birthday. What do I plan to do on that birthday? Why I'll play... ESRB leakytime: Max Payne 1 & 2 coming to 360? 27 Once again, the ESRB reveals information regarding an unannounced release. This time, it relates to the first two games in Rockstar's noir shooter series, Max Payne. The game ratings board is now... Sidescrolling Sonic game for Wii revealed by ESRB [update] 32 Once again, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board has spilled the beans on an upcoming game, this time one that is of particular interest to this old school Sonic fanboy. Sonic Chaos has appea... ESRB leakytime: Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Hospital 15 As well as Super Punch Out!!, the ESRB has spilled details on some brand new games as well. This one, Hospital Hysteria: Emergency Ward, is heading to the PC and Wii, so I'm sure you can all pret... ESRB leakytime: Super Punch Out !! 20 The ESRB, as Atlus once pointed out, has pretty much eliminated the need for a press release, since it reveals games long before a publisher can. Naturally, it is a good source of information and... Iran NOT joining the ESRB after all 12 During the Christmas period, we ran a story from The Tehran Times which states that Iran was joining America's ESRB. It seemed weird at the time, and now we know why -- it's not really true. Game... Iran joins the ESRB ... what else can you really add to that? 50 In a bit of weird news, The Tehran Times is reporting that Iran, of all places, has joined the Entertainment Software Rating Board. You read that right -- Iran is mucking in with the ESRB. Behruz... 'Based on a game rated E': How does the ESRB rate spaces in PS Home? 15 When the Home open beta launched on the PlayStation 3 last week, I noticed that during the loading screens, some areas were branded "Based on a game rated by the ESRB __." The blank in ... Porn game publisher hates on videogame ratings 57 If you know anything about the ESRB, then you'll know that any game with an Adults-Only (AO) rating is pretty much dead in the water. Most stores will refuse to stock it, while the "big th... ESRB takes note of narrow thongs and posterior regions in X-Blades 27 The weekend has begun, and you know it because we're posting nonsense such as this. The ESRB has kindly rated Southpeak's upcoming action title X-Blades, a game which we have consistently covered... ESRB announces rating summaries for the general public 20 In an effort to better help parents understand the games that their kids are asking to play, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board made an announcement today that it will offer "rating su... Gametrailers takes huge dump on the ESRB 43 GameTrailers, by way of video podcast "Invisible Walls," has ripped the ESRB to shreds following the forced removal of Fallout 3 content from the site. Using the kind of language that... ESRB lowers the shroud of secrecy surrounding unannounced games 6 According to a memo forwarded to Next-Gen editors (by a mystery publisher) you can thank the ESRB's recent policy change for putting the damper on one of your favorite hobbies -- scouring their d... Shooting fish is worse than shooting people? According to Naughty Dog, yes 57 Threespeech has an interview up with Naughty Dog's Evan Wells that throws up something as bemusing as it is amusing. Although there are plenty of fish in the sea, there'd be a lot less if Naughty... New bill could require ID checks for game purchases 79 The average videogame player is, what now... 30 years of age or so? But, despite our grizzly neckbeards and massive beer guts, we still get carded for everything. We get carded for booze. We get ... Earthbound listed by ESRB for the Wii 92 If you have no idea what Earthbound is, than you likely are wondering why I am slapping a big ESRB listing screencopy here like it's big news. If you are a fan, however, your computer has likely ... No $%#@: ESRB gives Grand Theft Auto IV a %$#@ing M rating, God damn it 42 Like it's a slow news day or something, I'm happy to report that the ESRB has finally got around to rating Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV. The verdict may surprise you!According to the ESRB, Rock... ESRB gets a 'you suck' out of ten from former employee 41 The Entertainment Software Ratings Board -- known to you and I as the ESRB -- has come under fire from one its own ex-employees, who has provided a little rating of his own regarding the company'... ESRB lists Gauntlet DS by Eidos, unceremoniously yanks it afterward 11 That online ESRB database is nothing more than a den of lies and iniquity. At least, that is what Gauntlet enthusiasts would say, considering that a DS version of the game as published by Eidos a... Speculation: Final Fantasy Versus XIII may garner Mature rating 30 Like an army of tiny beetles, the murmurs skittered across the internet late Monday night: Final Fantasy Versus XIII may have a Mature rating, the first Final Fantasy to ever carry that stamp upo... MediaWise's top ten 'games to avoid' for children and teens 51 The National Institute on Media and the Family has just released the 2007 Video Game Report Card (pdf file), which rates the games industry on everything they're not going to listen to. It covers... Almost 50% of stores ignore ESRB ratings, according to undercover survey 19 The East County Youth Coalition, in conjunction with a number of other organizations has conducted an undercover survey to see just how often children can get their hands on adult-oriented videog... Imbeciles want to subject the Wii to harsher ESRB ratings 68 A group of four senators have called for the Nintendo Wii to be dealt with more harshly by the ESRB, because the Wii remote allows for more interactivity and, apparently, teaches children how to ... ESRB clears PSP Manhunt 2, Rockstar dodges an unnecessarily violent bullet 16 Remember this? Jim "Bangers n' Mash" Sterling brought you the news of the not-so-shocking hack within the PSP version of Rockstar Games' interactive torture porn title Manhunt 2 recentl... ESRB and Idaho AG team up to explain the utterly obvious 17 It might seem obvious to intelligent people that a parent should check the age ratings on videogames if that parent doesn't want his or her child to be playing mature titles, but as I've said in ... Ask The Weekly Geek: AO Ratings and You 38 PAX knocked me on my ass, so it's been a while, but welcome back to a brand new edition of Ask The Weekly Geek! This week, I will use my MASSIVE BRAIN to tackle yet another inquiry by you, the in... You can stop sacrificing goats to Satan: Manhunt 2 gets a release date! 38 After being picked apart by the ESRB and having us ponder if it would ever see the light of day at all, Manhunt 2 has finally been given an M rating, the green light -- and a Halloween release da... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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