2006-05-09 - ESRB rating change revisited Options

[stargelman]

You knew this would happen.

You just knew it would happen when you heard that Oblivion's rating was changed by the ESRB on the grounds that "the game contains hidden nudity".

You just knew he would get involved to spread FUD.

It is also clear that Take-Two corporately and its senior officers, including CEO Paul Eibeler, individually, must now be prosecuted criminally for the knowing distribution of "sexual material harmful to minors" which is a felony in most states and nationally. The undersigned intends to work toward that end immediately.

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Its popular and newly released Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has now been re-rated "Mature" and recalled by the ESRB because Take-Two and its co-publisher have been caught embedding nude figures and scenes in the game which can be unlocked with a code provided by the developer. This is not a modification or "mod" of the game by gamers. It is an unlocking of content that was put there by Take-Two with the unlocking code provided by the developer!

Go read Jack Thompson's press release over at Games First.

Maybe have a good laugh. Or maybe frown and understand that this guy is a serious threat to the gaming industry and all happy gamers, because there's enough people in influental positions that don't know any better or try to make profit of this and support his agenda.

Now, you probably haven't seen what the fuss is all about. Can't have that.

Oblivion's Harmful Boobs

[jack cloudy]

Alright, I've heard of this guy maybe once or twice. This time, I actually read (a small) part of the wikipedia. Now in my not so professional opinion, this guy is whacko.

First of all, what he's doing is pointless, usually tried in a very stupid way or just a plain attempt at getting attention, the bad sort.
I mean come on, you try to sue someone for putting a hand on your shoulder and say that they don't like you, after you tried to get their reputation and all thrown into the mud? That's just pathetic.

And now we turn to games. Alright, I play violent games. Violent by his standards. You know, nothing's as violent as hitting Mudcrabs. Or what about the time I blew the warp nacelles of that ship in Star Fleet Academy so I could tow it home and arrest the bad guys. I could've blown them up instead. They were the ones who were trying to destroy a planet. But no, phasers set on disable are evil.

Still, I am one hell of a big coward who is scared of accidentally hurting someone (like myself, I am clumsy ) with a blunt kitchen knife! And I never punched, shot, stabbed etc. anyone in my life. So go figure. Either I'm a total pacifist and a big exeption to things, or he's making it look a lot worse than it really is.