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joystiq.com - 3/16/2009

House of the Dead: Overkill has most swearing ever

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Well, f**k yeah! Though it may not be the sales record we were hoping for, the absolutely G** ***n awesome House of the Dead: Overkill has made it to the top of a list. It's just been honored by Guinness World Records as having the most profanity of any game ever. 189 "f**ks". Count 'em. ...

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House of the Dead: Overkill Sells 45K

— edge-online.com — The M-rated grindhouse film-inspired gore fest House of the Dead: Overkill has managed to make a modest... bit of headway on the typically family-friendly Wii. The light gun game from Sega and U.K.-based Headstrong Games sold 45K units during the ... (more) House of the Dead: Overkill Sells 45K

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Family groups outraged at gruesome game on Nintendo Wii | Herald Sun

— news.com.au — A VIOLENT video game laced with vulgar language and bloody mayhem has been slammed by parent groups.... House of the Dead: Overkill , released by Sega for use with the family-friendly Wii console, is full of gory scenes. Players mow down waves of ... (more) Family groups outraged at gruesome game on Nintendo Wii ...

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Australian Watchdog Group Slams House of the Dead: Overkill

— gamepolitics.com — An Australian parents' group is protesting the MA15+ rating assigned to Wii zombie shooter House of the Dead:... Overkill . As reported by the Melbourne Herald-Sun , Pro Family Perspective director Angela Conway is leading the charge against ... (more) Australian Watchdog Group Slams House of the Dead: Overkill

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House of the Dead: Overkill Sets F-Bomb Record
The Escapist : Latest News — ... has about three hours of "relatively limited" dialogue. The combined f-bombs total up to more than a minute of swearing (at three f**ks per second). Another way of looking at it - the word makes up 3% of the game's entire script. What other games can boast an impressive 1:33 f-word:non-f-word ratio, huh? Not many. The new record will be listed in the 2010 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. Kudos to Sega for this, uh, honor. Can I get a "f**k yeah"? ( Sega Europe , via Joystiq )

Game & Watch reviews are funny, profane
Infendo - Nintendo blog — Over on SydLexia.com there is a pretty funny page of Game & Watch reviews. Be forewarned, they swear almost as much as House Of The Dead: Overkill. Favorite quote from the article about Octopus (pictured): “The octopus in this game is actually a septopus. Maybe that’s why he’s such a dick.” [thanks, GPFontaine] ...

EA wants to push mature content boundaries with Dead Space: Extraction
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... In a recent interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, Electronic Arts' Steve Papoutsis explained that he's hoping Dead Space: Extraction will "push the boundaries of what a mature game on the Wii means." Yeah, good luck with that. EA wants to push mature content boundaries with Dead Space: Extraction originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this ...

House of the Dead: Overkill sells 45k in February
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... Sega's latest (on rails) shooter -- and Guinness World Record holder -- The House of the Dead: Overkill sold 45,000 units in February, landing itself 50th place in the month's top 100 titles sold. According to data from the NPD Group (Via Edge), Overkill -- which released on February 10 -- joins other third-party Wii titles that have failed to capture attention at retail. Last year, Sega of America president Simon Jeffery said Western publishers have ignored the hardcore market focusing instead on family friendly titles, in ...

House of the Dead: Overkill shambling off Amazon for $20
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... Be warned though. While one would certainly think a zombie shooting spree would be fun for the whole family, Overkill is not for the kids. Turns out there are just a few swear words in there. ...

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This year’s Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition is on the cusp of release, and the top honor goes to House of the Dead: Overkill for most swearing in a video game. The Wii rail shooter from Sega racks up an impressive 189 uses of the f-word (no, not “frak”) in its ...

House of the Dead: Overkill Sets Swearing Record — Wired: Game|Life

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House of the Dead Overture gets a f*cking record for profanity — Destructoid

House of the Dead: Overkill is receiving a f*cking staggering honor from The Guinness Book of World Records . According to their f*cking research, the on-rails zombie shooting f*ckfest has earned a f*cking record for having the "most swearing in a videogame" ever. ...

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