Gears of War 2 will feature language and violence filters

Written By Dragonfly 107 days ago
News Category: Gaming News
Relevant Consoles: : Xbox 360

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Some interesting news about Gears of War 2 has been revealed today; it looks like Epic will be taking a unique approach to its violence and swearing.

The game, which will be released on November 7, recently received an "M" rating from the ESRB. Obviously, this limits the audience the game can be presented to. But what if the game was developed in a way that allowed the violence to be removed?

"Gears of War 2 will be released on November 7, but has already received an "M" rating from the ESRB, for "Blood and Gore," "Intense Violence," and "Strong Language." For many families, that may immediately eliminate it as a possibility as a holiday gift. However, a new point of negotiation will become a factor this year; Gears of War 2 includes filters for both the violence, and the language. Microsoft informs us that the violence filter "turns the blood into sparks," while the language filter "takes out all the swear words."

Although it wasn't clearly stated, it would be interesting to see if the title could automatically filter the content based on the age of the user. It would be unique approach that could alleviate a lot of the modern controversy surrounding video game violence nowadays.

Tags : Epic : gears of war : Gears of War 2 : Language Filter : microsoft : Violence Filter : Xbox 360

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Comments

By: Evren On: 06:51 Aug 5th, 2008 Offline	Good idea if they can pull it off I think. Though...Really, the kids of that age just shouldnt have the game, but MS are tackling it the right way, (As long as the kids have other accounts which wont let them change everything)
By: Samuel On: 07:41 Aug 5th, 2008 Offline	Gears of War had this feature, hidden somewhere deep within the options menu. I used to turn it on so my younger cousins could play.
By: Dragonsoul On: 09:14 Aug 5th, 2008 Offline	That's an intelligent way of resolving the issue of content. My only concern would be if kids found a way to circumvent this safety measure, or if parents don't give a **** anyways, but that's the unfortunate reality of all solutions--nothing's ever foolproof anyways.
By: WitWolfy On: 02:12 Aug 8th, 2008 Offline	whats the use taking out the langauge but blood and gore are still splashing across the screen?? not to mention chainsawing people like leather face lol guess its something??
By: Dragonsoul On: 06:52 Aug 8th, 2008 Offline	As the article mentions, there's also a filter for violence. Of course, all of this is useless if parents can't be arsed to actually implement it.
By: Dragonfly On: 08:11 Aug 8th, 2008 Offline	WitWolfy;56165 whats the use taking out the langauge but blood and gore are still splashing across the screen?? not to mention chainsawing people like leather face lol guess its something?? Not everyone enjoys violence.
By: angie1313 On: 08:18 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	I think its a smart little marketing move. The kids won't care but if it will convince a few parents to buy the game for their kids then MS came out looking smart.
By: Dragonfly On: 11:07 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	angie1313;56530 I think its a smart little marketing move. The kids won't care but if it will convince a few parents to buy the game for their kids then MS came out looking smart. "Hey Daddy, why isn't my giant axe cutting the enemy in half?!" *chuckles*
By: Glorin On: 12:05 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	Yes, this will make my mother quite happy.
By: Magus On: 01:09 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	Once more, I'm using a webcomic in my post: http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2008/20080811.jpg" class="picture">
By: Glorin On: 02:06 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	Lawlz... Magus that was so awesome.
By: Laylia On: 02:27 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	Magus;56565 Once more, I'm using a webcomic in my post: http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2008/20080811.jpg" class="picture"> Damn your hide for posting this first! *Shakes my fist in your general direction*
By: Kelz On: 02:32 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	Laylia;56577 Damn your hide for posting this first! *Shakes my fist in your general direction* I fart in your general direction. But anyway, LOL @ comic.
By: Pendelino On: 02:44 Aug 13th, 2008 Offline	wow, that web comic is awsome, if the filter did that in the game, I would buy the game to have colourfull effects fly every where when you touch bad guys
By: Evren On: 08:53 Aug 14th, 2008 Offline	If It looks like that, I am indeed going to put on the filters. RAINBOWS. Gears of War, NOW WITH RAINBOWS!!!
By: angie1313 On: 08:08 Aug 22nd, 2008 Offline	What parents actually sit down and watch their kids play video games anyway? lol Like I said, it's just a marketing gimic
By: Pendelino On: 10:33 Aug 22nd, 2008 Offline	Everything is a marketing gimic, but if it makes some anti-game protesters happy that violence can somehow be avoided, but what is the point of the blood not squiting out of baddies if you chainsaw them?

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