Oblivion Remastered Is Rated M At Launch, Unlike The Original Game

Oblivion Remastered surprise-launched this week, but less surprising was the game's Mature ESRB rating. Oblivion wasn't always rated Mature, however--when the game first launched in 2006, it was released with a Teen rating, which was quickly changed by the ESRB.After launching with a T rating, the ESRB ratings board had to issue a correction, bumping the rating up to Mature due to "due to the presence of content that was not fully disclosed when the game was originally submitted to ESRB for rating."The ratings change was partially due to depictions of blood and gore that were more graphic in-game than initially anticipated, but the ESRB had also picked up on a partially nude female model that could be accessed in the PC version of the game using mods. This inclusion--however it ended up in the game's files--resulted in Oblivion getting a "Nudity" label until the offending files were patched out.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 23, 2025 - 14:03

Oblivion Remastered Is Rated M At Launch, Unlike The Original Game

Oblivion Remastered surprise-launched this week, but less surprising was the game's Mature ESRB rating. Oblivion wasn't always rated Mature, however--when the game first launched in 2006, it was released with a Teen rating, which was quickly changed by the ESRB.

After launching with a T rating, the ESRB ratings board had to issue a correction, bumping the rating up to Mature due to "due to the presence of content that was not fully disclosed when the game was originally submitted to ESRB for rating."

The ratings change was partially due to depictions of blood and gore that were more graphic in-game than initially anticipated, but the ESRB had also picked up on a partially nude female model that could be accessed in the PC version of the game using mods. This inclusion--however it ended up in the game's files--resulted in Oblivion getting a "Nudity" label until the offending files were patched out.Continue Reading at GameSpot