Alan Wake Receives Teen Rating by ESRB

by Omri Petitte , BITMOB STAFF

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tags: Xbox 360, Alan Wake, ESRB, Remedy Entertainment, Teen rating

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has given Remedy Entertainment's upcoming psychological thriller Alan Wake a T for Teen rating, nominally given to games that contain crude humor or suggestive content not suitable for minors under the age of 13.

Alan Wake is the latest project under development at Remedy Entertainment, best known for third-person shooters Max Payne and Max Payne 2.

Since Alan Wake touches upon psychological and horror elements in the same vein as TV's Twin Peaks and Lost, and contains narrative similar to the novels by Stephen King, it was expected that the game would easily pick up an M (Mature) rating, which is typically given to games that incorporate excessive violence and strong language.

Alan Wake is scheduled for a May 18 release date on the Xbox 360.

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Comments (3)

Alex Martin

February 16, 2010

But it's not out for 3 months. I know the content relevant to it's certificate was probably finalised months (or years) ago, but don't they usually wait till it's gone gold before giving it to rating boards?

Really looking forward to it though.

Omri Petitte

February 16, 2010

@Alex: I'm personally waiting for the ESRB's reasoning behind their choice, given the ample amount of time before the game will be released, as you mentioned. I haven't found a public posting of it yet, though.