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PSPgo Has ESRB Ratings Packed Right In
5:20AM Mike Fahey | The only way parents could possibly miss the ESRB Video Game Ratings Guide loaded onto the new PSPgo is if they never actually touch the system themselves, and what are the chances of that? More »
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ESRB President Calls For IPhone Game Ratings
4:20AM Brian Crecente | When Apple talked up the upcoming firmware upgrade for their iPhone they touched on the fact that it will now allow you to block movies and TV shows based on content. But what about games? More »
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An Open Letter From the ESRB to Utah’s Parents and Leaders
2:20AM Brian Crecente | With Utah legislators on the verge of passing legislation that expands the state’s Truth in Advertising statute, imposing fines on video game retailers and movie theatres that provide M- or R-rated products to minors, ESRB President Patricia Vance has written a letter. More »
ESRB Levels Thorough Pre-Emptive Strike
10:40AM Kotaku US Edition | As excited as the gaming community is about the impending release of GTA IV, sadly, a new Grand Theft Auto title tends to mean bracing ourselves for a new round of anti-gaming attacks from the uninformed. Fortunately, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board is more than prepared to head ‘em off at the pass, joining with the Parent-Teacher Association for a series of parental education initiatives kicked off with a webcast tonight. More »
Confessions Of An ESRB Employee
7:20AM Mark Wilson | In the April edition of EGM, Jerry Bonner, a former ESRB employee who worked for the company over six months, fills us in on the hot gossip of what it’s like to work inside the machine. While he dishes plenty of information we already knew—like that the ESRB raters watch clips in lieu of actually playing the games—some of what he said about the ESRB’s culture of secrecy is daunting: More »
ESRB On Manhunt Re-Rate Reveal: No
7:30AM Mike Fahey | In your face, California State Senator Leland Yee! Responding to the Senator’s demand that the ESRB detail the changes made to Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 to warrant the reclassification of the game from damning AO to the less damning but still frustrating to schoolchildren M rating, ESRB president and gaming hottie Patricia Vance issued a big ol’ none of your business. More »
