Archive: november 12, 2008

Clinton and Lieberman Praise ESRB's New Rating Summaries [Politics]

The Entertainment Software Rating Board today rolled out a new set of game rating summaries on their website geared toward parents looking to find out more information about the games they're letting their children play.
Now the ESRB website lists the rating and content descriptors as well as a brief synopsis of the game. Take, for instance, this explanation of Call of Duty: World at War:
Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of Allied soldiers in both the European and Pacific Fronts during World War II. Combat can be intense with extensive use of...

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Tags: Entertainment software rating board, Esrb, Politics, Ratings, Top

Nov 13 Puppy in the Hole [Day Note]

Nov 16 New ESRB Ratings Tread Into Spoiler Territory [Spoiler Alert]

Nov 12 ESRB announces rating summaries for the general public

Nov 25 NIMF's 2008 Report Card Praises Industry, Scolds Parents [Media Wise Video Game Report Card]

Sep 25 Guitar Praise developer would consider a Christian-friendly GTA

Aug 28 Guitar Praise: Guitar Hero for Christians

Feb 20 Video killed the Dino Fiend: Record your kills in Ninja Gaiden 2

Dec 23 Links for 2008-12-22 [Digg]

Feb 15 Presidential Candidate's Coffers Flush With Cash From Developers, Publishers [Politics]

Nov 1 Utterly pathetic: Australia denies 18+ rating, will continue to ban games

Feb 14 Why Guitar Hero and Rock Band Are the New Schools of Rock

Feb 13 Games and Violence

Oct 15 Obama campaign has a presence in Madden 09, change coming for Chiefs fans

Jun 12 Can't decide on which Presidential candidate to support?

Mar 20 No $%#@: ESRB gives Grand Theft Auto IV a %$#@ing M rating, God damn it

Mar 14 New Mortal Kombat Game Coming This Year

Mar 28 Christians and Pornographers team up to fight the violent video game menace

Dec 24 Ubisoft's sad because Prince of Persia wasn't universally fellated

Nov 17 Christian Guitar Hero: The Trailer [Guitar Praise]

May 5 Democratic Primary Determined By KO [Political Games]

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Nov 12 Retronauts, Episode 57: Into the Mailbag

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Nov 12 GameStop Hosts Massive CoD: World At War Tournament [Call Of Duty: World At War]

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Nov 12 No New XBLA Titles This Week, Discounts Ensue [Xbox Live Arcade]

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Nov 12 Big Game Plans For Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time [The Wheel Of Time]

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Nov 12 Valkyria Chronicles Getting Anime Treatment [Valkyria Chronicles]

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Nov 12 Age Of Conan Tries Its Luck In Korea [Age Of Conan]

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