Apparently now game developers are being told that certain "features" will need to be removed from games otherwise the games will be banned in the UK.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/we-bel...ine-safety-act
The following is RUMOURS, I cannot provide proof as the people I spoke to will not provide it, they are not wanting to risk their jobs, personally I think some of it is just "Hey we are going to cause some trouble for the laughs" but some of it I can see actually happening.
Take the following with a large dose of sodium
A developer has said that they have been contacted and told they cannot have player to player communication, cannot have character creation features, player created content or characters that are deemed to be "Attractive" to either men or women, basically each character has to hit each branch of the ugly tree as they fall out of it to hit the ground before being added to the game.
That is to avoid any "Child" from seeing something "Sexual" in a game or reading something "Sexual", also to stop them reading or hearing any words that might be deemed "Hateful or Extreme".
These features will not be allowed apparently in the game at all, regardless of if it is made for 18+ or not because they cannot stop children accessing adults devices (shocker).
Grand Theft Auto 6 apparently from one person I have spoken to who works in the industry, is currently being determined if it will be allowed to be sold in the UK, and has said the UK is now stricter than Australia, Germany and Korea for what is allowed in games.
Adverts for GTA 6 will apparently not be allowed to be shown on UK TV, YouTube, Twitch etc in the UK because the adverts are deemed "Too Sexual and Racist" because they show "Women in bikinis dancing drinking alcohol", whilst also showing "Black people committing crimes".
Gaming News websites will apparently be forbidden from writing about games which use game engines that can provide "Photo Realistic" graphics because "Children".
Don't worry though our lord and saviour his almighty Starmer and her almighy badenoch (if she gets in next), will make changes to the OSA and make it a general safety act covering everything, from online to real world content and make sure that we cannot see anything that the perpetually offended brigade don't like, making us all feel warm and safe, whilst staring a beige wall for entertainment
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