The Elder Scrolls Online Receives an "M"

Bethesda's upcoming free-to-play MMO The Elder Scrolls Online did not receive the ESRB rating that they were expecting.

Pete Hines of Bethesda Tweeted that the game, which is set to be released on April 4th on PC and June on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One did not receive the Esrb Rating that the company was expecting.

The publisher also Tweeted an explanation as to why the game received its M rating, and what that means.

"The ESRB advised us that it has given The Elder Scrolls Online a Mature rating. While we may disagree with the ESRB's determination, we do not plan to challenge that 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."

The ESRB rating was created by the gaming industry at the request of the American government in 1994, and has given every released game a rating.

Rumors about the game started back in 2010, but it was not officially announced until 2012, with the platforms being revealed last year.