Elder Scrolls Online Rated 'M' by the ESRB

Bethesda has announced through their Facebook page that the upcoming Elder Scrolls Online has been given a Mature rating by the ESRB.

While ESRB has yet to release the factors that make ESO a Mature game, Bethesda states that they have no plan of contesting it.

“The ESRB advised us that it has given The Elder Scrolls Online a Mature rating,” the Facebook post reads. “While we may disagree with the ESRB’s determination, we do not plan to challenge the rating, and we are unwilling to change the game’s content to achieve a different rating. The game we have created is the one we want our fans to be able to play.“

Most of the major MMOs are rated “T”, keeping the door open for younger players. World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and DC Universe Online all carry that rating. Funcom’s The Secret World is one of the few bigger titles that is recommended for mature audiences. The last two single-player games in the Elder Scrolls series, Oblivion and Skyrim, were rated Mature by the ESRB.

The Elder Scrolls Online will be out on PC and Mac on April 4, 2014. Releases on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are also planned

via GameInformer