Sentences with phrase «games rated ao»

That would mean games with loot boxes would be even more tightly controlled than games rated AO by the ESRB, which are restricted to those 18 and older.

Not exact matches

The most restrictive rating, AO (adults only), is for games that include «graphic depictions of sex and / or violence.»

Most major retailers will not sell AO games, so this rating is almost never used.

(I personally believe that the AO rating by the ESRB should be used as a way of showing true adult games, and not as a death rating.)

If the practice were to be considered as gambling under the ESRB, the AO rating that games with loot boxes would receive will lead to said games not being able to be sold in major retail outlets.

In a statement a developer of the game said «Well, I'm not quite convinced why Hatred got AO rating while it lacks any sexual content, but it's still -LSB-...]

I would be surprised if the game is released in NA, and if it is, I wonder if it would be edited to stay away from the AO rating.

«Well, I'm not quite convinced why Hatred got AO rating while it lacks any sexual content, but it's still some kind of achievement to have the second game in history getting AO rating for violence and harsh -LSB-...]

Blizzard appealing the AO Starcraft II rating First PS3 3D games will not have as good graphics -LSB-...]

Moreover, major retailers have established their own store policies requiring age verification for the sale or rental of M (Mature) and AO (Adults Only) rated games, and ESRB actively encourages and supports these efforts.

The ESRB continues to work with retailers to provide consumers with information about the ratings and to support their store policy regarding the sale and / or rental of M (Mature) and AO (Adults Only) rated games.

The RCC Commitment To Parents initiative is a voluntary program in which computer and video game retailers in Canada agree not to sell or rent games that carry an M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only) rating to anyone under the age of 17 or 18, respectively.

Virtually all major national retailers and countless independent retailers are working with the ESRB to educate their customers and employees about ESRB ratings and store policies regarding the sale or rental of M (Mature) and AO (Adults Only) rated games.

Is it illegal to sell or rent M (Mature) or AO (Adults Only) rated games to customers under 17 and 18 years of age respectively?

To contact ESRB about an ERC retail member store's compliance with their store policy restricting the sale of M (Mature) and AO (Adults Only) rated games to children, click here

Some games are getting rated in Australia has MA15 + when they have an M or AO rating overseas.

AO - rated games are banned from the major consoles as well as Steam; they can basically only be sold via a select few download sources.

As the game is coming out on consoles as well as Steam, all of which refuse to certify or sell AO - rated games, and most stores refuse to carry any, the changes had to be made to get the game released.

AO rating means that the game could not be released on PS4 and Xbox One, and we would not keep the promise made on the Kickstarter.»

However, Madmind Studios is committed to keeping its promise in the Kickstarter campaign to launch Agony on the PC, PS4 and Xbox One, which is why the developer agreed to modify parts of the game to get an M (mature) rating instead of an AO.

The horror game Agony has been one of the more controversial releases in gaming in recent memory, with the game having to be tweaked by the developer to avoid getting an AO - rating by the ESRB.

Things get so hairy, in fact, that the developer is cutting some content from the game in order to avoid an AO rating.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a permanent injunction to halt implementation of a Minnesota law which sought to penalize minors for the purchase or rental of M - or AO - rated games, rejecting the science presented by the state purporting to show a link between violent games and behavior.