THQ submits 50 Cent to BBFC

By Robert Purchese Published 16 October, 2008

Blood on the Sand gets an 18 rating.

A BBFC rating for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand has all but confirmed THQ as the new publisher.

The game was was awarded an 18 certificate for containing "Strong Violence", based on code submitted by THQ International. Ooh, cryptic.

This follows recent goings-on in Australia, where the game was stamped with a 15+ rating for similar THQ-submitted code.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand was dropped by the wayside when original publisher Sierra (Vivendi) merged with Activision earlier this year.

The timely arrival of the BBFC rating also suggests we may see the PS3 and 360 game as soon as this Christmas.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, a sequel to 50 Cent: Bulletproof, is a third-person shooter built on Unreal Engine 3 and set in the Middle-East.

In the game, hero 50 and band G-Unit are given a diamond-encrusted skull as payment for a gig, which is later stolen from them as they try to leave the country. This brings about all sorts of ghetto revenge. And songs.

We're waiting to hear back from THQ.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • andywilkie35 #1 3 years ago

    so not only is this game still coming out, its almost ready as well?

    Lets hope its released in the next couple of weeks so it gets buried amongst the real games that are coming out

  • samaran #2 3 years ago

    let's hope it sells billions and crushes the dreams of the idiots on eurogamer's comments section.

  • Trendyninja #3 3 years ago

    Has there been any actual game play footage of this...........game?

  • redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #4 3 years ago

    @northy:

    Ico and Shadow of the Colossus aren't worthy enough to lick Blood on the Sand's anus.

  • the_dudefather #5 3 years ago

    I hope its really REALLY good and everyone on Eurogamer buys it

  • ryohazuki1983 #6 3 years ago

    Storyline seems a bit strage. Didn't like the first game, controls/camera was a pile of shit.

  • jaxon58 #7 3 years ago

    Despite no gameplay footage, everyone seems to have dismissed this game already. I think it might surprise people.

  • Restart #8 3 years ago

    Should've given it a G rating, for GANGSTA!!

  • Oh-Bollox #9 3 years ago

    Rated R for Retarded in the US

  • chrisjm #10 3 years ago

    Wouldnt surprise me if it outsells little big plannet

  • redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #11 3 years ago

    @jaxon58:

    To be honest, I couldn't care less what the game is like. 50 Cent is an absolute bell end and I wouldn't want to be seen promoting anything with his name on.

  • samaran #12 3 years ago

    even if the game's really great and entertaining, which it very well may be? wow, i love open-minded and mature opinions too!

  • Zomoniac #13 3 years ago

    Perhaps, but I can sort of see his point. If GTA4 was called Piers Morgan's Row then I don't know if I could buy it :)

  • ruttyboy #14 3 years ago

    "samaran and Fiddy sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.!"

  • redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #15 3 years ago

    @samaran:

    Perhaps I would be shooting myself in the foot... And if the game somehow turns over a 10/10 score (better than Halo?) then perhaps I'd be tempted to rent it... But if this game gets 10/10 then the universe will probably implode.

    Do you think Tetris would have been so popular if it had been called Hitler's Tetris? I'm not saying they're at all similar, I'm just pointing out that a "celebrity" (infamous or otherwise) has a significant effect on how a game they're associated with is recieved by their respective fans/haters.

  • samaran #16 3 years ago

    hitler is the most hated man in history and 50 cent is one of the biggest recording artists in the world. hitler's tetris probably wouldn't be a big seller, no! the thing is, though, i don't think they're just aiming for 50 cent fans with this game; the premise is deliberately ridiculous, as is the choice of protagonist. now, i'm not a massive 50 cent fan, but i know i'd rather play as him with a set-up like that than any of the generic action games around at the moment. look at games like fracture - are you telling me that's more interesting? at least with 50 cent you're guaranteed amusing character design.

  • ruttyboy #17 3 years ago

    To be honest I think I'd rather play Tetris as Hitler.
    Edited by 1 at 17/10/08 @ 13:24

  • Gnort #18 3 years ago

    even if the game's really great and entertaining, which it very well may be? wow, i love open-minded and mature opinions too!

    There's more to a game than simple gameplay mechanics. If you think 50 Cent is a swollen-headed imbecile (which many of us do), then the odds on you enjoying a game pandering to his gangsta fantasy are pretty much zero, regardless of how well done the cover system or enemy AI is.

  • samaran #19 3 years ago

    did you not read my post where i alluded to the game's potential for appreciation on the level of morbid fascination? you should! blood in the sand appears to be a hot pop culture explosion of the sort we don't see enough of - like him or not, it's a pretty interesting premise for a game and one that you don't have to be a fan of the guy to want to play.

    i mean, unless you like the whole space marine thing, i guess that's cool. personally i'm pretty starved of original set-ups in my action games.