Comments on: 50 Weirdest Moments in PC Gaming http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/06/50-weirdest-moments-in-pc-gaming/ An Indie Game Developer's somewhat interesting thoughts Mon, 21 May 2012 10:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/06/50-weirdest-moments-in-pc-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-42111 Richard Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:19:43 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=642#comment-42111 Just the retail ones, really. I'm not sure of the exact legal standing for indie ones, but... Just the retail ones, really. I’m not sure of the exact legal standing for indie ones, but…

]]> By: GBGames http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/06/50-weirdest-moments-in-pc-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-42106 GBGames Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:49:15 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=642#comment-42106 Ah, I wonder how much of an influence the rating system has on business, considering that it is part of the government. Does it affect indie developers or is its scope limited to retail publishing? Ah, I wonder how much of an influence the rating system has on business, considering that it is part of the government. Does it affect indie developers or is its scope limited to retail publishing?

]]> By: Richard http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/06/50-weirdest-moments-in-pc-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-42078 Richard Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:51:21 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=642#comment-42078 Glad you enjoyed the article! The key thing about the censorship issue is that the UK's ratings system is enforced by the government - it's not the same as the industry-volunteered system from the US. If you've got a game with graphic violence, sex, criminal activity and similar, it has to be rated or it can't be sold. For the most part, the system works okay, but occasionally the BBFC gets a bee in its bonnet about something, like the ninjas. As for Acclaim, I considered including them, but decided against it. I'm fairly sure they never actually went through with any of their wacky marketing campaigns - at the very least, I received all the announcements, but never a follow-up. I'm also pretty sure that at least one of the Turok winners (which was only to change your name for a year; ditto with the baby) was outed as being an actor shortly after the results were announced. I may be wrong, and being very mean - they may well have painted pigeons and genuinely planned to make a Shadow Man tombstone, and done all the other wacky crap I started filing away in the bin after a while, but I've never seen proof. (If anyone who's got a photo or something wants to send me a copy, feel free. I'm willing to be wrong about my suspicion ;-)) Glad you enjoyed the article! The key thing about the censorship issue is that the UK’s ratings system is enforced by the government – it’s not the same as the industry-volunteered system from the US. If you’ve got a game with graphic violence, sex, criminal activity and similar, it has to be rated or it can’t be sold. For the most part, the system works okay, but occasionally the BBFC gets a bee in its bonnet about something, like the ninjas.

As for Acclaim, I considered including them, but decided against it. I’m fairly sure they never actually went through with any of their wacky marketing campaigns – at the very least, I received all the announcements, but never a follow-up. I’m also pretty sure that at least one of the Turok winners (which was only to change your name for a year; ditto with the baby) was outed as being an actor shortly after the results were announced. I may be wrong, and being very mean – they may well have painted pigeons and genuinely planned to make a Shadow Man tombstone, and done all the other wacky crap I started filing away in the bin after a while, but I’ve never seen proof.

(If anyone who’s got a photo or something wants to send me a copy, feel free. I’m willing to be wrong about my suspicion ;-) )

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