Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

September 17, 2010 -

The explicit nature of a sex education game is apparently enough to keep it off Xbox Live Arcade.

Zombie Cow Studios, developer of the game Privates, has been told that the game probably would not be approved in a peer review of the game, according to company co-founder Dan Marshall.

“The guys at Xbox have been amazing. They’ve been really supportive and helpful throughout, but ultimately have advised that the game wouldn’t pass the Indie Games Peer Review process, purely due to its inherently sexual nature. As a result, if you want to play as a tiny little man blasting away inside someone’s innards, the only place to do it is privatesgame.com”

According to the game description:

Privates is a platform shooter in which you lead a teeny-tiny gang of condom-hatted marines as they delve into peoples’ vaginas and bottoms and blast away at all manner of oozy, shouty monsters. It’s rude, funny, bitingly satirical and technically pretty accurate if you don’t count the tiny people or the germs with teeth.

Only the Xbox 360 version has been canned, as the PC version is still available for download free from Zombie Cow's site.

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Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by finaleve on Sat, 09/18/2010 - 00:58.

Ok currently there is a game that is called Baby Maker Extreme on XBLIG which, while does not literally contain any sexual content (outside of a side view of some legs opened and a baby launching out of it).

From what I gather, this game is educational and would probably benefit more outside of a game. Put it on PC and pop it on the internet.

Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by locopuyo on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 22:41.

XBLA is not the same as XBLIG

They were trying to put this on XBL Indie Games. XBLIG has a peer review process, where other game creators approve or disprove the games. Microsoft has a set guideline they have to follow and the other creators determine if the game followed those rules.

Indie games don't get rated by the ESRB.

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Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 21:58.

Dammit! I was really looking forward to playing this one on Xbox360!

I think it's ridiculous that they have no problem at all with extremely violent games, but bung a penis in there and they're all like "Oh Lord, a PENIS! We can't POSSIBLY allow THAT!"

Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by metroidprimegmr on Sat, 09/18/2010 - 04:06.

I highly recommend downloading their "Ben There, Dan That" game. It's a wonderful homage to the Golden Age of point-and-click adventures.

Ah, the days when LucasArts made games that WEREN'T Star Wars-related...

Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by Father Time on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 17:11.

Wow Microsoft I thought you were better than Apple when it came to this. Who cares if there's sex involved it could very well be worth playing.

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Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by nightwng2000 on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 15:51.

I don't know why, but the sounds of the lice from an episode of Xena suddenly came to mind. :O

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Re: Sex Ed Game Gets Thumbs Down for XBLA

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 15:26.

So? Slap it with mature and get over it. I swear how immature can you get?

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Technogeek: If the developer were male there wouldn't have been a "conversation" in the first place.10/19/2014 - 2:27am

Monte: trolls are just at their absolute worst when it comes to women and feminist. You could bet good money that if the developer were male the trolls would be silent and the conversation would actually focus on the journalism.10/18/2014 - 9:18pm

Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm

Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm

Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm

Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm

Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm

Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm

Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm

ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm

MaskedPixelante: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327940/ Night Dive starts charging for freeware.10/18/2014 - 12:21pm

Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm

MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am

Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am

quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

quiknkold: I thought it was a good article. Jeff is right. I feel like GamerGate did destroy its message. I am for Ethics in game journalism, but man. so much hate. and its on both sides. I've seen some awful stuff spewed on twitter. Its a big reason why I exited..10/17/2014 - 7:34pm

Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm

Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm

Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm

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