Syndicate Will be Pretty Violent

The Entertainment Software Rating Board has released their rating summary for the upcoming first-person shooter, Syndicate,  receiving an M (for Mature) rating due to blood, gore, intense violence, strong language and suggestive themes. Sounds good to me! Here's the full rundown of the ESRB rating description:

This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a militarized “agent” who works for a corporation in the year 2069. Players use machine guns, sniper rifles, flamethrowers, and grenades to complete missions and kill human targets in frenetic combat. Firefights are highlighted by realistic gunfire and explosions; injured enemies scream in pain and emit large splashes of blood. Players can also perform melee attacks (e.g., snapping enemies' necks). Some weapons result in dismembered limbs, and dead bodies sustain additional blood effects when shot. A variety of cutscenes and interactive sequences depict more intense acts of violence: unarmed civilians executed; a character shooting himself in the head; a man getting sliced in half by a door. In one location (marked 'XXX' and 'Peepshow'), two holographic women in bikinis dance provocatively inside a storefront. The words “f**k,” “sh*t,” and “a*shole” can be heard in the dialogue.

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Includes online features that may expose players to unrated user-generated content (Windows PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)

Syndicate is an upcoming title developed by Starbreeze Studios slated for release in February 2012 for PCs, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It is a reboot of the early 90s Syndicate series, which was developed by Bullfrog Productions.