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  2. Video game censorship - Wikipedia

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    In video games, censorship are efforts by an authority to limit access, censor content, or regulate video games or specific video games due to the nature of their content. Some countries will do this to protect younger audiences from inappropriate content using rating systems such as the ESRB rating system. Others will do this to censor any ...

  3. Sexual content in video games - Wikipedia

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    Sexual content has been found in video games since the early days of the industry, and games featuring sexual content can be found on most platforms and can be of any video game genre. [ 1 ] The inclusion of sex in games has been subject to varying levels of controversy over the decades, sometimes resulting in calls for increased regulation and ...

  4. List of controversial video games - Wikipedia

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    It was again re-rated "Mature" after Rockstar Games removed this scene from the game's code. [12] In Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, one mission features full frontal male nudity, while in Grand Theft Auto V, one mission sees the character Trevor Philips torturing another character in several different ways, including waterboarding ...

  5. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

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    Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction were previously banned, but the bans were later lifted. [233] The Game Rating Board requires that all video games be rated by the organization. [citation needed] Unrated titles are banned from being sold in the country, and websites selling them can be ...

  6. Video game controversies - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game Genres Action Shooter Action-adventure Adventure ...

  7. Grand Theft Auto Online - Wikipedia

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    Grand Theft Auto Online is an online multiplayer action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.It was released on 1 October 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, [N 1] 18 November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, 14 April 2015 for Windows, and 15 March 2022 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

  8. List of AO-rated video games - Wikipedia

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    The game was edited prior to release to meet the M rating. [66] In 2018, the game's PC version released a patch on Steam that reinstated the cut content. [66] The Australian Classification Board originally refused to give the game a classification, effectively banning it from being released until an edited version was granted an R18 ...

  9. List of commercial failures in video games - Wikipedia

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    As a hit-driven business, the great majority of the video game industry's software releases have been commercial disappointments.In the early 21st century, industry commentators made these general estimates: 10% of published games generated 90% of revenue; [1] that around 3% of PC games and 15% of console games have global sales of more than 100,000 units per year, with even this level ...