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Read More »ESRB introduces new rating to inform customers when games include randomised loot boxes
PEGI defends decision to rate NBA 2K20 as PEGI 3 despite a teaser trailer depicting slot machines
"We are very aware that it may get too close for comfort for some people"
Read More »Call of Duty, Fallout, Sniper Elite and Wolfenstein all shown in Trump ESA meeting
Montage of violent scenes on official White House YouTube channel - meeting reportedly had no clear objectives
Read More »Are the ESRB’s in-game purchase stickers just a sticking plaster approach?
US ratings board takes blanket approach to warn parents
Read More »DriveClub VR appears to still be on track
A ratings listing for DriveClub VR suggests that the game remains in the works despite the closure of its developer. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has published a new listing for the PS4 title for the US market, complete with an E (Everyone) rating. The page also points to the …
Read More »Windows Store adopts ‘streamlined’ IARC rating system
PC and mobile titles to use free global classification process
Read More »Super Mario Galaxy rated for Wii U Virtual Console
A new ESRB listing indicates a Virtual Console release of the original Super Mario Galaxy is on the way. VG247 reports the new listing provides the expected E rating, with Wii U listed as its platform. While Super Mario Galaxy 2 received a Virtual Console release on Wii U outside …
Read More »XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus for PS Vita rated by ESRB
A PS Vita edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown is in the works, according to a new ESRB rating. The rating indicates the Vita release will be dubbed XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus, though its unclear what the addition in the title means in terms of differences from Enemy Unknown’s PC, console …
Read More »The Talos Principle in the works for Xbox One, according to ESRB listing
The Talos Principle is heading to Xbox One, if a listing by the ESRB is anything to go by. A new ESRB listing spotted byDestructoidindicates the game will soon arrive for Microsoft’s current console hardware. No word on when the Xbox One release is scheduled to land, but the worldwide …
Read More »Twitch bans all Adults Only-rated games
Streaming network Twitch has announced it no longer allows games carrying ESRB’s Adults Only rating to be streamed on its service. "Simply put, AO games are not welcome on Twitch," the company wrote on its official blog. "Previously, we made game-specific decisions about which games would and would not be …
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