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Twisted Metal now an 'HBO serial killer' with an M rating photo

Remember when Eat Sleep Play was aiming for a T-rating for the upcoming PlayStation 3 Twisted Metal? It's given up that plan; the game will now ship with an M-rating.

"Without the blood," Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe told a crowd during a panel at Comic-Con (via GameSpot), "it felt a little weird, frankly."

During an on-stage demo, Jaffe showed off a few of the game's weapons, including a sniper rifle. After landing a headshot with the gun, the skull exploded in a fountain of gore, something you definitely wouldn't have seen with a T-rating.

When the game was first announced at E3 2010, Jaffe was pretty clear about the line the studio was walking to get that T-rating, which theoretically could have broadened the audience for the title.

“The way I’ve been thinking about it, and this comes through especially in the weapons and the stories, it’s kind of like anything that can air at like 8 or 9 o’clock television is okay for us,” he told us in 2010. “We’re shooting for an edgy Twilight Zone vibe versus the dark depression that we did in Black. It’s not as light and frothy as [Twisted Metal 2]; that was very cartoon-y and comic book-y. Somewhere in the middle.”

"There’s the 8 o’clock CBS serial killer, and then there’s the HBO serial killer," he said at the time. "We’re doing the 8 o’clock CBS serial killer.”

Twisted Metal, now an HBO serial killer with its M-rating, hits shelves on October 4.

Twisted Metal embraces M rating
[GameSpot]








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Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:25
Sexualchocolate
Thank fuck.

I'm sick of all adult media being nerfed to get kids pennies.

And anyway, its not like its illegal for kids to buy it in the USA anyway. Lol
DomitorInvictus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:30
DomitorInvictus
FUCK YEAR
OneRed's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:31
OneRed
I swear if this game gets stuck in the shadow of Call Of Battlefield Warfare 3 this fall, I'll quit gaming altogether. Maybe catch up on my book backlog.
Squishy3's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:31
Squishy3
Um it is illegal for kids to buy it in the USA, they can't buy M rated games without consent from the parent/s. If a store sells an M rated game to a kid without their guardian present, they get in trouble. The kid gets off scot-free, but it's still illegal.
The Silent Protagonist's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:34
The Silent Protagonist
You know, I kinda feel like this franchise no longer has a purpose and that's why its content aimed for an M rating - for attention and not much else.

Its not going to get it anyway with the holiday lineup its facing. This series peaked on the PSX and was better off left behind.
FrankYorkMorgan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:36
FrankYorkMorgan
Good news everyone.
SKSith's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:39
SKSith
Great news I think. I lost a bit of faith in the game when I found out they were aiming for T. This game needs to be as badass as possible.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:45
B-Radicate
@Squishy3: Um, not quite. The store will get in trouble, yes... but they will get in trouble from the ESRB. That is wholly different from the sale of the game being a criminal offense. It is in no way illegal, it is just regulated by the industry itself.
The Silent Protagonist's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 09:48
The Silent Protagonist
@Squishy3 - Don't watch the news much, do you? That "law" was deemed unconstitutional in the US. You know, since it was a law trying to control and regulate a form of speech, which is not the state or federal government's job to do.

That regulation falls on the employer to the employee and the decision lies with the parent, as it should be. If I go to work and I sell an M rated game to a minor and my employer finds out from a parent that wasn't asked - I get FIRED.

I think that's effective self-regulation, don't you? I don't think fines or nanny-state laws are needed in the face of potentially losing your job.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:01
fetusmilk
thank fuck indeed! im so glad this went retail instead of downloadable. this and saints row 3 are key games for me this year.
LittleBigD's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:02
LittleBigD
Meh...alrighty then. I wouldn't have thought it would have been that big a deal. I don't come to Twisted Metal for bloody cut scenes. I come to launch a guy strapped head to toe with explosives from my car, into a pile of other cars, to blow them all to hell!

Can't wait to get back to it!!
janoDX's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:03
janoDX
Great, I love HBO!
Gorescream's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:10
Gorescream
Twisted Metal black or gtfo
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:19
mix
Hrmm destructoid though my initial post was spam, I suppose I need some more words or something.
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:26
Mr Andy Dixon
Needs more tits!
renslo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:29
renslo
To me, the Twisted Metal series has always been about darkness, even the so called, "comic-y" Twisted Metal 2, it was still dark. Come on, the game is about psychopaths and murderers. It has always been dark but still comedic in a way, a teen rating just wouldnt cut it, look at when MK went teen, was crap. Glad to see it is M, still I want it more like Black, haha.
MonkeyBot9k's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:33
MonkeyBot9k
anybody else thinks this change of heart is due to the supreme court's ruling on the matter of M rated games?
NotoriousBIG420's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:36
NotoriousBIG420
Twisted Metal 4tw!!!
idrawrobots's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 10:46
idrawrobots
my first thought was "who cares?" But apparently all of you idiots care.
Mike Clark's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:13
Mike Clark
It's not like parents ain't buy this for their eight year old kids anyways. I say bring on the gore baby!!
Fugly Duckling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:38
Fugly Duckling
Not surprising, seeing as their earliest demos had suicide bombers on gurneys. Yeah. That sounds T-rated.
acetated's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:38
acetated
Seriously, fountains of blood and gore are so played-out and over-done these days. How can anyone still be excited for that stuff?
djratchet's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:53
djratchet
@squishy3 Store Policies =/= federal law. Try again.
sofik88's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:54
sofik88
and still nobody except all those 10 Twisted Metal fans care. they should keep it as 15-20$ PSN title, but Sony probably wanted to squeeze another 40$ for free from their customers.
Ice-Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:55
Ice-Man
Good news for all.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:59
DinnertimeNinja
Might want to say that the quote at the bottom is from the last article where they were trying to keep the teen rating.

Otherwise it looks like you've contradicted yourself by adding that quote.
WhiteZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 11:59
WhiteZombie
lol sofik88 lol
CaptainHowdy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 12:05
CaptainHowdy
Can't wait for this. Twisted Metal has always been about gore and destruction.
Drakengard's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 12:20
Drakengard
Don't care. I was still getting the game anyway. And lol @ sofik.
kirobz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 12:22
kirobz
@sofik

Like MS did with ODST.?
PirateGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 12:58
PirateGuy
"There’s the 8 o’clock CBS serial killer, and then there’s the HBO serial killer," he said at the time. [bold]"We’re doing the 8 o’clock CBS serial killer.”[/bold]

Twisted Metal, [bold]now an HBO serial killer with its M-rating[/bold], hits shelves on October 4.

I'm confused is this some sort of typo? :I
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 13:12
Nick Chester
@PirateGuy:

Keywords here are "he said at the time," meaning at E3 2010, when the game was scheduled to get a T-rating.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 13:20
fetusmilk
@ sofik88 like gunstringer too! zing!
WesternGamer1000's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 13:30
WesternGamer1000
And the troll returns, but come on sofik, you can troll better than that. Jimmyx has claimed the supreme 360 troll award, are you just going to sit there and let him have it?
MCBattery's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 14:03
MCBattery
LOL @sofik we see through your jealousy.. Aren't there any good 360 game articles you can comment on? "Oh Wait" never mind...

Seriously though, I'm really looking forward to this. It will be nice to play a shooter that's "A bit" different for a change.
acetated's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 14:57
acetated
RockOnRapOFF: Dude i've been around since C64. ABACABB was the shit. But now, meh, I really don't care.
anti-sofik88's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 15:06
anti-sofik88
This game is gonna be awesome, I'm going to buy 2 copies. Sweet Tooth will destroy Master chief. 360 is poo-poo.
Im The Singer in Symphony X's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 18:46
Im The Singer in Symphony X
Sofik88.




















LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Mrdraven's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 19:09
Mrdraven
My love for this franchise goes back to the PS1. After having the IMMENSE pleasure of playing competetive MP at Comic Con I will go so far as to say all old skool fans will LOVE IT!! I didn't even notice the lack of blood until I read this article. The controls felt outstanding and I was pleasantly surprised as I actually jumped out ahead in my group......until the kids figured out how to play, lol.


This hardcore Twisted Metal fan can't wait to add the newest incarnation to my shelf along with my copies of TM1,2,3, Head-On and Black. Well done, Jaffe and crew. This is a Day 1 purchase for me now.
TheDirtyHobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 19:23
TheDirtyHobo
Does this mean Twisted Metal will feature Julie Benz and Julia Stiles tits? If so, the game may actually be worth more than a rent, now.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2011 22:43
The Amazing Shenazin
M ratings don't hurt sales, if anything it helps them
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