Looking to blow your friends Mii… err, Avatar into thousands of bloody pieces? Sorry to tell you, but you’ll have to dismember them with in-game characters. Microsoft’s Mii… whoops, Avatars can only be used in E rated games. That means you can’t even punch them in the face with the mildly amusing “cartoon violence.”
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BBFC Director David Cooke issued a statement today, responding to game publishers who have criticized a number of items proposed in the organization’s Byron Report. Most notably he defends recent allegations made by Electronic Arts and Microsoft, respectively, who say that these changes will result in the delay of games, as well as higher prices [...]

As per the Byron report, UK games could possibly carry two separate ratings. Any game rated 12+ by PEGI is suggested to be evaluated by the BBFC as well, and the cost of doing so could trickle down the consumer according to Microsoft’s Neil Thompson:
“We’re concerned with any measures that would mean this process is [...]

A bill by Sen. Andrew Lanza is one step closer to becoming a law. The New York Senate approved the motion 61-1. The bill lists three items as its purpose:
- Requires new console systems to be equipped with parental controls
- Create a 16-member governmental advisory council
- Mandate that ESRB ratings be displayed on game packaging
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In recent years many online media outlets, as well as a select few hardcore gamers, have made it fairly routine to stop by the ESRB’s website to inadvertendly catch new game reveals. Looking to amend the situation and help keep publisher’s marketing schedules intact, the organization is rolling out a new policy that will help [...]