But I think the modders (as well as small companies) bring
a lot of freshness to the industry. It’s only a minority
that focus on extreme content. I mean seriously, once a nude
mod is done, who need a second one ? And at worst it takes
5 minutes to do. Less if you’re an artist.

Exception exist, such as the better bodies project for Morrowind,
(that’s the game before Oblivion, same serie: Elder Scrolls)
but that project focus was to fix the badly designed bodies and
implement a base from which normal-world clothing (dresses, etc)
could be worn for the ladies, rather than just men’s garb.
The nudity was a very minor aspect, and a lot of the modders
involved in the better bodies/better clothing were women

It’s a bit disapointing that John Romero, whith the kind of
technical ressources they got at ID Software didn’t took the
time to double check the facts. It would have taken any ID
staff about 5 minutes to unpack the oblivion archive (.bsa)
and verify the content.

They would have found like everyone else the the topless content
was already there.

That said the rerating had very little to do with nudity.
A quick browsing through popular video hosting sites
(I let you guess which ones, REALLY EASY to guess) with the
simple keyword oblivion with reveal a nice collection of
rather disturbing gameplay.

I mean seriously was this suppose to be a fantasy rpg
or a rape simulator ? Even the japanese don’t go that far
(I’m no expert, but I’ve heard no rumors worst that that)

ID Software should keep to doing great games and not mingle
in what’s none of their business. Especially since ID should
first question itself about violence, before they question
modders about nudity. The game industry as a whole is slipping
on a slipery line that the movie industry never explored.
Lying about content.

Let’s hope the game industry stop pointing fingers and
move their collective *** (censored :P)

Essentially, it’s not new for users/consumers/the public to reach into the heart of an industry and force improved self regulation. The modders have done the industry a favour.
However, I fear that the response will be persistently immature and detrimental to the industry in the same way the ‘nanny state’ which purveys modern British society, and as such enforces rules and regulations that conflict with common sense and serve to restrict beyond informed censorship. This is evident in how we now have to teach and deal with children, the power of health and safety, employment law and the health service among others. The press/media can never run out of stories on such topics.