The Latest Breaking News from ESRB

Nintendo's Mysterious New Short Film Might Be Hiding a Secret

Nintendo has dropped a new gorgeous animated short seemingly out of nowhere, and it might have some interesting connections to Pikmin.

Inverse · Oct 7, 2025

'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label

Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" label.

PC Gamer · Oct 4, 2025

Battlefield 6 is set to be extra grisly compared to most of the previous entries in EA's FPS series, as it's only the third to mention "gore" in its ESRB rating

We can also expect "intense violence"

GamesRadar · Sep 3, 2025

Borderlands 4 gets an M rating from the ESRB as it warns of "enemies bursting into chunks" and dialogue such as "I'm gonna go home and have sex with my wife"

Looks like the humor will stick to that Borderlands standard

GamesRadar · Jun 24, 2025

Ghost of Yotei's M ESRB rating reveals the best part of Tsushima is back in the sequel: "Exposed buttocks is depicted in a hot spring"

A soon-to-be series tradition

GamesRadar · Jun 7, 2025

Death Stranding 2 may have "a man's hands and legs sliced off by a robotic samurai" but its ESRB rating just revealed the most shocking detail of all: "The word 'f**k' is heard in the game"

It also reveals a really silly weapon, which is actually a bit of a gutting spoiler

GamesRadar · Jun 2, 2025

Silent Hill f has been pre-emptively banned in Australia, with no reason given for the 'refused classification' rating

The game's Steam page mentions "gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, torture, and graphic violence"

GamesRadar · Mar 22, 2025

Ratings board gives away Silent Hill f's gut-churning tricks, listing face-slicing, arm-sawing and, worst of all, 'exposed buttocks'

The f stands for fscary.

PC Gamer · Mar 18, 2025

Silent Hill f's ESRB rating has zero chill: "Faces ripped apart," "a character burned alive inside a cage," and "entrails and sinew displayed on serving platters"

Silent Hill f also shows "a woman branded by a hot iron" and "a character sawing off her own arm"

GamesRadar · Mar 14, 2025

Pokemon Legends: Z-A is breaking years of tradition to get 10+ age rating, and I think I might know why

No other main series Pokemon games have been given an ESRB rating above E

GamesRadar · Mar 14, 2025