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Twitch Bans Streaming of "Adults Only" Rated Games

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday May 30 2015, @11:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the there-are-other-web-sites-for-that-content dept.

takyon writes:

Gameplay streaming site Twitch has banned Adults Only (AO) titles, as rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB):

"While the ESRB ratings apply exclusively to US titles, our policy extends to versions of these games in all territories," the company blog said. "Generally, if the US version is rated for Adults Only (18+) or has an equivalent rating in your territory, you should not broadcast that game on Twitch."

So what games cannot be streamed on Twitch? The list of AO titles can be found here and includes Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Uncut and Uncensored, Thrill Kill, All Nude Nikki, Body Language, Riana Rouge, Manhunt 2 and several others. The list is surprisingly short.

Games previously rated AO but later rated Mature, such as Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, are allowed.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @01:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @01:54PM (#190102)

    They did this to ban Hatred but it's really about banning games that the San Fran hipsters that run the company don't like. Huniepop came before this and is censored by default but both have received a lot of flack from the cesspool that is games journalism.

    Anyone who has seen gameplay of Hatred will tell you that you it's no different than top-down GTA's or Postal 1. Both of which are allowed to be played on Twitch, as far as I know.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @04:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @04:04PM (#190133)

    Isn't Twitch a private company? Where's all the usual cries saying that means they can do whatever the fuck they want?

    • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @05:37PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @05:37PM (#190157)

      Cool, so a private company can also kill people legally.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @06:50PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @06:50PM (#190184)

        False analogy at its finest.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2015, @11:51AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 31 2015, @11:51AM (#190384)

          Na, this is more along the lines of reducto ad absurdum. But nice try.