DeadPoolMK wrote...
I think it's partially because violence is expected in most video games, whereas nudity and sex isn't. That doesn't mean sex and nudity is bad, it just means it has more shock value given the medium.
I'm currently involved in playing Medal of Honor: Modern Warfighter. The violence is VERY realistic. A .50 cal sniper rifle in game does to the game characters exactly what it does to people in real life (and is depicted so...look up Youtube videos on 'sniper' or 'sniper afghanistan' and you will see the real deal). That is fine, of course, but a nipple in a game (unless it is a guy's) is verboten.
Exploding a head off realistically off a body = good and fine
Showing a side boob, a WOMAN'S nipple, showing a flash of pubic hair = worse thing in universe
Now, I'm OK with blowing heads off and all (I'm military, comes with the territory) but I'm ALSO OK with nudity. A nude woman doesn't cause me to get the vapors, have a heartattack, explode, or anything else.