{
  "id": 68698,
  "title": "Marvel's Wolverine ESRB Rating Promises 'a Handful of Sequences' Featuring 'Exposed Buttocks'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/marvels-wolverine-esrb-rating-promises-a-handful-of-sequences",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T01:54:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-wolverine-esrb-rating-promises-a-handful-of-sequences-featuring-exposed-buttocks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating for Marvel's Wolverine reveals that the game contains gore, intense violence, strong language, partial nudity, and strong language. Insomniac Games, known for Marvel's Spider-Man, has created an M-rated superhero experience that will hit PlayStation 5 shelves on September 15, 2026. The ESRB description reveals that players will assume the role of James Logan/Wolverine as he joins Team X to stop a dangerous threat. The gameplay involves melee attacks, special skills, and the use of Wolverine's signature claws to slash, stab, and slice enemies. The combat is described as frenetic and blood-splatter heavy, with characters suffering from screams of pain, dismemberment, and decapitation. Additionally, the game includes a handful of sequences that briefly depict a character's exposed buttocks. The dialogue also references drugs, with the word \"f**k\" appearing throughout the game.",
  "summary": "Marvel's Wolverine will have gore, intense violence, strong language, and at least a few scenes featuring \"a character's exposed buttocks,\" according to its Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating.",
  "key_points": [
    "ESRB rates Marvel's Wolverine as M for mature content",
    "Game features gore, intense violence, strong language",
    "Includes sequences with exposed buttocks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}