ESRB takes hard line on hidden game content

Vikingod · Sep 13, 2005, 10:51 PM

Ratings board to launch review of all games released since September 2004

The Entertainment Software Rating Board is demanding that US publishers complete a comprehensive audit of all titles released over the past year in a bid to crack down on hidden in-game content.

That's according to a leaked email obtained by US website Gamasutra, which begins: "Fully disclosing hidden content accessible as Easter eggs and via cheat codes has always been part of ESRB's explicitly stated requirements."
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daedal · Sep 13, 2005, 11:18 PM

Ugh. We're never going to hear the end of this, are we?

Iria · Sep 13, 2005, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by daedal

Ugh. We're never going to hear the end of this, are we?

Did you HONESTLY think this would go away THAT quickly?

Sep 13, 2005, 10:51 PM	#1
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Sep 13, 2005, 11:18 PM	#2
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