Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle
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Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)...to anyone under the age of 17. However, the depiction of beheadings attracts stricter ratings in other parts of the world. In Germany, the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) deemed these excessive, and refused to rate the game... In this article: Ninja Gaiden, Tomonobu Itagaki, Tecmo, Team Ninja, Rachel, Black, Xbox, Ninja Gaiden, IGN, and Ryu Hayabusa |
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Video gaming in Germany
...and Grand Theft Auto. All games that are released to the public are required to carry a certificate given by the USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle - Voluntary Monitoring Organisation of Entertainment Software). If the USK...
In this article: Germany, Factor 5, Turrican, Blue Byte, Grand Theft Auto, The Patrician, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari ST, and Lair
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (German Self-Monitoring of Entertainment Software) or USK, is Germany's software rating organization. The rating for specific games may refer to localised versions, in which some elements of the game...
In this article: Bundesprufstelle fur jugendgefahrdende Medien, Germany, Nazism, Iron Cross, World War II, German Army, Dead Rising, Axis & Allies, and Ninja Gaiden II
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Usk
...through the town, see River Usk. For the hamlet in British Columbia, see Usk, British Columbia. For the German software rating organization, see Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle. Usk () is a small town in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated...
In this article: River Usk, Battle of Pwll Melyn, Usk, Pontypool, and British Columbia
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Wikipedia | October 12, 2009
Bundesprufstelle fur jugendgefahrdende Medien
...a rating from the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (the film industry body which practises voluntary rating of movies) or the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (the software industry body which practises voluntary rating...
In this article: Bundesprufstelle fur jugendgefahrdende Medien, Germany, Democracy, Cd-roms, River Raid, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, and Wolfenstein 3D
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Joystiq | July 28, 2009
64K signature petition delays German govt's game-banning bill
...was allowed to pass. On the other hand, I guess I would be glad if this passed because would finally shut up those ****ers at USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle). You know, those asshats that love to refuse to rate games and as such...
In this article: Germany, WWII, Fallout 3, Xbox 360, Sausage, Hamburger, and Tax
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Kotaku | May 20, 2009
Secret Of Monkey Island Special Edition Sails To 360? [Rumor]
...the Xbox 360. We first caught wind of this via GamerBytes, who managed to snag a picture of the German listing before it was removed from the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle website. The listing was for The Secret Of Monkey Island -...
In this article: Xbox 360, LucasArts, Adventure Gamers, The Secret of Monkey Island, E3, Xbox Live Arcade, and Microsoft
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Joystiq | April 18, 2009
German ratings board rates Guitar Hero: Van Halen
...a fairly strict policy against lengthy headlines -- otherwise, we would have given this post the title it properly deserves: "German ratings board Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) tries to rate Guitar Hero: Van Halen, finds music...
In this article: Guitar Hero: Van Halen, PS3, Van Halen, RSS Feed, Blu-ray, Rambo, Rock Band, PlayStation Network, and GameStop
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PS3 Fanboy | February 06, 2009
USK diagnoses PSN with a severe case of Worms
...Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tie-in rises into view 16 hours ago on Joystiq: Sega acquires 2010 Winter Olympics license The Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (or USK, for those who are terrified of lengthy, foreign...
In this article: Joystiq, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Eurogamer, Call of Duty: World at War, Resident Evil 5, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Sega, Nintendo, and 2010 Winter Olympics
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IGN | November 17, 2008
F.E.A.R. 2 Blog: The Gore Episode
...gamers and survival horror gamers enjoy? GORE! Everybody loves gore (well, everybody except the Entertainment Software Rating Board and der Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle). We appropriate (read aEURoeshamelessly stealaEUR�) from...
In this article: F.E.A.R., Project Origin, Hellraiser III, SQL, Ratchet & Clank, MySQL, and Hallucination
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Joystiq | February 21, 2008
GDC08: learn to say USK the German way! - Joystiq
...about the cultural differences between German and American gamers (they love their Catan over there), we eventually settled on the topic of the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), Germany's software ratings organization. While it's...
In this article: Zak McKracken, Monkey Island 1, LucasArts, Xbox, Germany, and Munich
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