Entries in 'esrb' (23)
US authorities look to ban violent games that don't exist
Massachusetts assemblywoman Linda Stender wants to introduce legislation to ban mature-rated arcade games.
Best of PSN compilation rated by ESRB
Sony appears to be planning bundled retail releases for various PSN games, according to an ESRB listing.
ESRB launches free rating system for downloadable titles
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has introduced its no-cost Digital Rating Service.
ESA, ESRB welcome court victory
Following the video games industry's key legal victory in the US yesterday, American trade body the ESA has celebrated the very important decision.
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ESRB automates ratings process
As of today US ratings body the ESRB will begin using a computer program to assign ratings to digital video games.
ESRB retracts Dead Or Alive comments
Ratings body ESRB has apologised for certain comments made about Tecmo Koei’s upcoming PSP title, Dead Or Alive paradise.
ESRB introduces age rating summaries
US regulator The Entertainment Software Rating Board has introduced online summaries of each video game it rates in an effort to grant parents more opportunities to research the potentially harmful ...
JAPAN: Fallout 3 censored in Far East
Bethesda’s ongoing tussle with global censors has continued with news that the publisher’s upcoming Japanese release of Fallout 3 will see further edits made to the game.
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Gears 2 given violence filter
Microsoft shoot 'em up Gears of War 2 will come with a parental control facility when it's released for Xbox 360 on November 7th.
Ex-ESRB rater claims games are not played
An ex-employee of North American games rating body the ESRB has stated that the firm doesn’t actually play the games it rates, Gamepolitics.com reports.
US: Mature-rated games on the fall
Whilst the tabloid press may like us to believe that the games industry is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, ESRB stats have shown that Mature rated titles are ...
Poll claims US parents want government games regulation
A study released by US PR firm Hill & Knowlton has claimed that 60 per cent of consumers think that the US government should have direct control of the regulations ...
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ESRB defends US games rating system
The governing body of the US games industry, the ESRB, has struck out at the National Institute on Media and the Family for undermining what it believes is a working, ...
US: Politicians call for ESRB review
In the wake of last month’s release of controversial Rockstar title Manhunt 2, four US senators including Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman have signed a letter calling for the review ...
Rockstar: ‘BBFC treats movies better than games’
Rockstar has hit out at the British Board of Film Classification for treating violent films more favourably than ‘horror’ games.In a statement sent out today, the firm said that ...
Manhunt 2 release authorised in EU country
Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 may soon enjoy a bone fide release in Europe – albeit only in Holland.
The Dutch Ministry has declined to intervene in the title’s path to retail ...
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Rockstar still in the dark over Manhunt 2 UK appeal
Rockstar Games has told MCV that it has enjoyed no further development in its appeal against the BBFC’s refusal to classify Manhunt 2 – despite the game being cleared for ...
ESRB remains tight-lipped about Manhunt 2 decision
Following the ESRB’s recent decision to downgrade its rating of Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 from ‘Adult Only’ to ‘Mature’ in North America, paving the way for its release, the US governing ...
Manhunt 2 cleared for release in US
Rockstar has finally received some good news over Manhunt 2: the game has been cleared for an October release in the US.
American ratings board the ESRB has granted the ...
Jack Thompson praises UK games ratings
America could learn a thing or two from the UK’s games rating system, according to US attorney and notorious industry agitator Jack Thompson.
Manhunt 2 granted North American release
Following the news that Manhunt 2 will not be arriving at retail in the UK, North American games trade body the ESRB has granted the PS2 and Wii game ...
America ups violent games legislation
The movement against violent video games has received a further boost in the US with the news that the New York Senate has passed a bill that aims to curb ...
