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The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has introduced its no-cost Digital Rating Service. Downloadable games can now receive a free assessment via a questionnaire and receive an official rating from the ESRB. The system (originally revealed back in early 2011) would appear to assist smaller studios by providing a rating parents/guardians …

Following the video games industry’s key legal victory in the US yesterday, American trade body the ESA has celebrated the very important decision. This is a historic and complete win for the First Amendment and the creative freedom of artists and storytellers everywhere," a statement from president and CEO Michael …

As of today US ratings body the ESRB will begin using a computer program to assign ratings to digital video games. The New York Times says that E (Everyone), T (Teen) and M (Mature) ratings will be automatically assigned according to a number of parameters "designed to replicate the ingrained …

US trade body reacts to yesterdayâ??s hearings, declares California law unconstitutional

Ratings body ESRB has apologised for certain comments made about Tecmo Koei’s upcoming PSP title, Dead Or Alive paradise. Yesterday, a variety of outlets reported on the board’s description of the controversial title. The official ESRB website said: Parents and consumers should know that the game contains a fair amount …

Likes of ESRB and PEGI will overview Minis in their jurisdiction

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 content in games. The move follows similar measures already in place at UK body the BBFC. And in a boost …

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. Kotaku reports that there have been cuts to the side quest entitled The Power of the Atom, which in its uncut iteration sees …

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. The game, which was earlier given an ‘M’ rating by the ESRB, will attempt to placate concerned parents by giving them an option to substitute blood …

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. Jerry Bonner, who claims to have rated over 700 games in his six months at the company, stated: The ESRB’s current pool of fulltime raters does …