Epic: Nothing About Gears 2 Family Friendly
Content filters confirmed
7 Aug 2008
Epic Games' VP, Mark Rein, has confirmed to SPOnG that there will be filters in Gears of War 2 to moderate more adult content. He's keen to stress, however, that this does not make Gears 2 a game for kids and casuals.
"Nothing about Gears 2 is 'family friendly' - it is a MATURE title. However there are options for turning down 'strong language' and 'gore'", Rein told SPOnG.
The options in question will turn on-screen blood into sparks and will filter out nasty cuss words.
Frankly, this has Microsoft's fingerprints all over it. It fits right in with the parental controls the company has built into the Xbox 360 and, of course, won't hurt sales. While it arguably won't make the title any more family friendly, it may make a few parents who would otherwise baulk at the gore and bad language in the title a bit more inclined to buy it for Little Johnny.
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SPOnG caught up with Mark Rein for a full interview not too long ago. You can catch it here. For more on Gears of War 2, see SPOnG's dedicated game page.
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Between ourselves, every time I've been to the States I've enjoyed it: Atlanta, Birmingham (and points in between), NYC, Boston, LA, Vegas, Austin... had fun and interesting times in all of them.
It is simply fnucknuckles like the previous poster that ensures a rapid response.
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Posted by Hark
its true, its aimed at adults. Its not like the BBFC will giver a lower rating because you can alter the content.
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Jacob wrote:
Lol, I'm an American, and I still thought what you said was funny. Just wanted to let you know that we're not all like that. Some of us still have a sense of decency. Unfortunately, it's always the bad people you hear about *sigh*. Same thing with bad news, that's why everybody thinks America is a total hellhole, but most of it is a very nice place to live in. I do have to say that I am partial to the patented British dry sense of humor though. Peace, dude, ^_^.
Between ourselves, every time I've been to the States I've enjoyed it: Atlanta, Birmingham (and points in between), NYC, Boston, LA, Vegas, Austin... had fun and interesting times in all of them.
It is simply fnucknuckles like the previous poster that ensures a rapid response.
Good to see you here, matey.
Pip pip
Tim
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