Now this is a weird decision by Microsoft. Banning out a large chunk of the mature games may lead to a few curious things, one of them will be a lot of ranting by the community.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10 ... i-16-games

As the article mentions it may lead to developers considering going for a lower age rating to get more exposure, and i don't like that one bit. I cringe every time i cannot dismember even a robot in the german (and thus censored) version of Fallout 3. I don't want that to happen to other games on original releases.

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There is the whole 'Violent games make people do violent things' thing that keeps getting dragged up every few months.

The UK has a 'newspaper' that is well known for crusades against popular topics. They seem to be a bit confused about whether violent games are good or bad:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... ssion.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... in-65.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... udies.html

The publishers have to tread a fine line between giving people want they want and avoiding the wrath of the general public. Games are still seen as kids playthings in many walks of life so I understand why Microsoft would do this even if I don't agree with it.

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