Oblivion Video Game: Re-Rated M

This country has some serious issues.

The video game Oblivion has just received a new rating of Mature from the ESRB. All sales will be halted in the country until stickers are shipped to all retailers to be placed on the game boxes.

Wal-mart has a strict policy of not carrying M-rated titles, so they will be returning the game to Bethseda.

Now, I'm not saying this game shouldn't be rated M. It definitely has some very adult content and disturbing imagery and topics. So be it. The ESRB doesn't actually play the games they label, they just get a video of the game from the developer, they sit down, watch it, and slap a label on the game. A game that is as large as Oblivion (200+ hours to see everything), I can definitely see some stuff being missed.

But is that why they changed the rating?

Haha. Nope.

Apparently Bethseda, locked away in some files somewhere in the game, has textures for nipples. You can't actually EVER see a nipple in the game as the closest you will ever get to nudity is granny panties and a very non-revealing bra.

But oh... hackers found the textures, and they hacked the PC version of the game (illegal), and managed to remove the textures for the bra and panties and released this hack of the game on the internet.

ESRB decided to rerate the game "Mature" because Bethseda included these nipple textures in the game, which can only be accessed if you hack your game.

We have ultra-violent games and movies that receive Teen and PG-13 ratings respectively, but you get a Mature rating if you even THINK to include a file of a nipple that cannot be accessed through normal play.

Our country is amazing.

Of course, this is great for oblivion. The publicity alone will send sales skyrocketing once those stickers hit the stores.