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BioShock: Infinite Rated Mature by ESRB for Intense Violence and “Derogatory Ethnic/Racial Terms”

BioShock: Infinite finally arrives to store shelves on March 26th, after previously being planned for February 26th, and ahead of this, the ESRB has rated the title. Receiving an (expected) ‘M’ for Mature, Infinite was described as having ‘Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, and Use of Alcohol and Tobacco.’
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ftwrthtx4078d ago

Sounds like something Chris Rock would host.

nrvalleytime4078d ago

Wait - is it still racist if he's the one saying it? :-)

On-topic: I'm actually rather glad this game has the expected M rating. All of the ideas and themes they've been discussing necessitate a mature approach.

zeal0us4078d ago

Dunno let me go check in the imaginary rule book pertaining to when something or someone is racist and isn't, that everybody seem to follow.

It's not racist when one minority use a racial slur to describe a friend. It racist however when someone who is not a part of the minority use the same word to describe a minority. Then again some people are given race passes(aka the pass that let you use racial slurs without getting your butt beat up) so sometimes depending on the time and place it could be ok and other times and places its not ok.

The rule book has a lot of "if and only if" section in bold red. I don't make the rules I just follow them.
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On-Topic: Hopefully the derogatory ethnic racial terms won't cause senseless controversy. Also glad the development stuck to the rated M route rather going down rated T path.

Kalowest4078d ago (Edited 4078d ago )

Yes, bring on the “Derogatory Ethnic/Racial Terms”
We all know black people like to complain about sh!t for no reason.

@ftwrthtx
I'm black and I feel black people complain over everything little thing. We call racism on things that are in movies,games,and books when they really aren't.
Examples: Resident Evil 5 and Django Unchained

ftwrthtx4078d ago

Racism in any public forum shouldn't be acceptable, regardless of the ethnicity of the one displaying it.

As for story lines in games and movies, that's a totally different story.

sdozzo4078d ago

I'm a 28 year old white male... In the wheel house of racist stereotype... And even I find your comment ridiculous.

deep_fried_bum_cake4078d ago

What quicker way to lose yourself a bubble? Yay racism.

I hadn't actually considered that the game would have that sort of content but considering the setting it's not surprising.

Should be a great game anyway.

pangitkqb4078d ago

@kalowest

You deserve downvotes for that. Ya know, for stereotyping black people and complaining for no reason. I mean, does complaining on N4G about your poor race relations make it better?

Isn't that just complaining for no reason?

People are people no matter their skin color.

zebramocha4078d ago (Edited 4078d ago )

@Kalo now I know you aren't black,the complaint for django came from one person,spike lee not to sure abot resi. Okay,after looking on yt from the few black people comment about resi,I didn't see anyone call it racist.

maniacmayhem4078d ago

I doubt your black, but hell why not say things like that from the safety behind your keyboard.

Pozzle4078d ago

If you believe black people complain about shit for no reason...and you yourself are black...does that mean you believe that you complain about shit for no reason? o.O

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OhMyGandhi4078d ago

and Michael Richards would co-host.

dbjj120884078d ago

RACISM?! That's wayyyy worse than shooting and killing thousands and thousands of people! SEX?! THAT'S A BAN.

Conzul4078d ago

It's sarcasm you idiots -_-

OhMyGandhi4078d ago (Edited 4078d ago )

It's N4G. the place where everything is taken literally, or otherwise ending in "/s".

I commend dbjj12088 for not putting /s, and actually requiring us to discern the tone of his comment by..thinking.

SilentNegotiator4078d ago

And not particularly funny sarcasm.

ApolloTheBoss4078d ago

I'll be honest and not trying to troll here, I almost completely forgot about Bioshock what with all PS4 hype.

goldwyncq4078d ago

Considering what time period the game is set in, no one should be surprised by the racism.

koehler834078d ago

No. It's a central theme in fact.

I'm glad the ESRB has put the descriptor in the rating and left it at that.

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Top 10 Rarest Xbox 360 Games That Are Worth a Fortune

Twinfinite: “War may never change, but the prices of rare games do!”

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Christopher265d ago

"And lastly, famous Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling helped to create the action-RPG’s setting. What’s really fascinating, though, is that the game was partially financed by taxpayers from Rhode Island (which allegedly lost the state millions of dollars). Yikes!"

1. Now infamous Schilling
2. No allegedly, it did. And they couldn't pay it back.
3. What really lost the money wasn't the SP release but the MMO they were working on. This was supposed to be an introduction into the MMO world.

Soy265d ago

I hate counting limited editions for these lists. I mean, they're made to be rare and expensive. It's far more interesting to hear about the NCAAs (even if most people know that one already) and the El Chavos than some massive hit that came with a $200 statue at retail.

gamerz264d ago

Me too. Here's the best I can do:

El Chavo Kart $90.14
NCAA Football 14 $87.72
Spiderman: Edge of Time $75.94
Spiderman Web of Shadows $75.09
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions $67.76

Christopher264d ago

Wow, El Chavo Kart is not at all what I expected by the name. 100% looks like a Sackboy Kart game.

Soy263d ago

It's so odd that so many Spider-Man games are seemingly given lower print runs, even if they're not the best games.

jznrpg264d ago (Edited 264d ago )

Most Xbox games don’t hold as much value compared to other systems. Kameo, Blue Dragon, Last Remnant , and a handful or 2 of other games that I kept.

sadraiden264d ago

Fallout 3 and Bioshock Infinite are the rarest games of all time.

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8 Best Games Set In A Multiverse

One of the biggest TV and movie tropes in the last decade has been the multiverse, the idea of exploring multiple dimensions to uncover alternate versions of existing ideas. From both a business and creative perspective, it makes sense why established franchises are shaking things up in this way.

However, there aren't many video games latching on to this trend, as rendering multiple worlds in real-time is a difficult feat and the medium is relatively young in comparison to its contemporaries, making crossover opportunities more difficult. Still, there are a few great titles that manage enough to overcome these challenges, and here are some of the best examples.

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Christopher284d ago

While I love someone mentioning Planescape, not really multiverse. Planes and dimensions, yes. But, they are typically their own locations and are very rarely tied to another 'verse' let alone another plane. The only things that are directly tied are the ethereal and material planes. Otherwise, they are dimensions created of their own design and goals by the creator/owner and not comprised of 'their own version of another dimension'.

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Bioshock Infinite vs Clockwork Revolution Comparison

See what a side-by-side comparison of Clockwork Revolution vs Bioshock Infinite looks like.