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    • No Adult Titles in the Windows 8 Marketplace

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      Zips
      Published on 10-12-2012 12:51 AM
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      0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
      It looks as though one of the major features in Windows 8, the Windows 8 Marketplace, will not allow for titles that have any "Adults Only" content in them.

      Your app must not contain adult content, and metadata must be appropriate for everyone. Apps with a rating over PEGI 16, ESRB MATURE, or that contain content that would warrant such a rating, are not allowed.

      That probably isn't any problem for those living in North America as "AO" rated titles are not really sold anywhere by anyone. Europe, however, may have a bit more of an issue with this witht he PEGI 18+ rating.

      This rating is applied to many titles that we here in the States typically see with a simple "Mature" rating. Titles such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Dishonored, The Walking Dead, and many more. This means that these titles will not be allowed to be sold in the Windows 8 Marketplace.

      But none of that really matters though since you can still buy these games through Steam, Origin, Green Man Gaming, and most every physical retail shop around.

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      1. RedInk's Avatar
        RedInk - 10-12-2012, 01:17 AM

        0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
        boooooooooo
      1. Crzy_Puffin's Avatar
        Crzy_Puffin - 10-12-2012, 05:52 AM

        0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
        Another reason why Windows 8 is going to be garbage! Meh.
      1. Zips's Avatar
        Zips - 10-12-2012, 07:31 AM

        0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
        Quote Originally Posted by Crzy_Puffin View Post
        Another reason why Windows 8 is going to be garbage! Meh.
        ... because you can't buy PEGI 18+ games on its built-in marketplace which you probably wouldn't end up using anyway with things like Steam and dozens of other alternatives available? Huh?