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	Nintendo Gamenet \| ESRB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ESRB is an independent, non-profit organization that has developed a comprehensive rating system for computer and video games to help you decide which games are right for your home.
		What the Ratings Do The ESRB ratings are designed to give consumers information about the content of an interactive video or computer entertainment title and for which ages it's appropriate.
		The ESRB ratings are not meant to tell you what to buy or rent or to serve as the only basis for choosing a product.
	www.nintendogamenet.com /esrb/index.shtml (375 words)

	GameSpy.com - Gaming's Homepage
		IDSA had formed the ESRB in 1992 to create some kind of ratings system, but had been beset by internal squabbles that led to PC game publishers splitting off to create a rival (now moot) rating system.
		ESRB ratings quickly tell parents -- still a significant purchaser of titles destined for a child or relative -- whether a title is appropriate for their children.
		Delsyn: Love it or hate it, the ESRB and the rating system is a fact of life in gaming.
	archive.gamespy.com /articles/july03/25smartest/index15.shtml (1047 words)

	ESRB Guide - esrb game rating, esrb org
		E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) is an ESRB game rating used for ages 10 and older as suggested however, the content may contain more violence and mild or suggestive themes.
		M (Mature) is an ESRB game rating for persons 17 and older due to the intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, and sexual content that may be present.
		So the ESRB Rating is important and should be considered in purchasing games for kidds, but you may also want to monitor their gaming and discuss your expectations for their behavior regarding these issues.
	www.esrbguide.com (1228 words)

	ESRB - Encyclopedia Dramatica
		The ESRB, along with other global agencies such as the RIAA and the MPAA is a part of the vast Jewish conspiracy.
		In the late 20th century, the ESRB, RIAA and MPAA, scared shitless by the growth of P2P programs and unchristian content, joined together to screw over gamers, music lovers, moviegoers and pretentious fucks everywhere.
		The lawsuits against grandmothers, small children, web-servers, pornographers, Rockstar and Michael Moore would go on to be called by the author as the "Pwning j00" Movement.
	www.encyclopediadramatica.com /index.php?title=ESRB&redirect=no (483 words)

	ESRB - Encyclopedia Dramatica
		Some theorize the ESRB was created by retarded mutant nazi space ninjas who where angered by the ninja turtles.
		Naturally, the soccer moms and old fucktards who effectively control the ESRB pulled the fire alarm yelling: "We will not allow our children to play such obscene games, it deserves a damnation in hell and the developers publicly executed!".
		In all honesty, if you wanted to jack off, it would be easier to type in "boobies" in your search engine, rather than sift through layers of code to watch badly-pixelated sex.
	www.encyclopediadramatica.com /index.php?title=ESRB&redirect=no (483 words)

	nintendojo ~ a site to see
		We remain concerned, however, that the inability of the ESRB to play the finished games prior to assigning its ratings means that the ESRB cannot independently evaluate the content of games, which in turn may undermine consumer confidence in the ratings.
		We have asked the ESRB to provide evidence for this assertion and we believe that their assertion of flaws in our methods is a very serious scientific allegation.
		The ESRB has also failed to provide us with any information about their specific criteria for applying ratings beyond what is available on the ESRB website; if the ESRB provided us with this information, we could use it as a basis for comparison to our methods.
	www.nintendojo.com /interviews/view_item.php?1149144824 (1571 words)

	PRESS RELEASE ESRB PARENT ADVISORY: The ESRB Officially Changes the Rating for "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" From T ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ESRB PARENT ADVISORY: The ESRB Officially Changes the Rating for "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" From T (Teen) to M (Mature)
		In line with its mission to inform consumers about the age-suitability and content of computer and video games, this ESRB Parent Advisory has been issued to ensure that parents who have purchased this game are immediately notified of the rating change.
		However, some mods can alter a game in ways that may not be appropriate for younger players and may be inconsistent with the ESRB rating, so parents should be aware of their existence and, as always, do their best to monitor their child's gameplay.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=126906 (486 words)

	ESRB - GameInnovation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ESRB independently assigns computer and video game content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines and helps ensure responsible online privacy practices for the interactive entertainment software industry.
		The symbols the ESRB uses are stylized depictions of alphabetical letters meant to convey at a glance a game's suitability.
		Although they were originally white with a fl outline (as seen in the K-A rating logo), the rating letters have been displayed as entirely fl letters (in order to be more legible) since the later part of 1999.
	www.gameinnovation.org /index.php/ESRB (391 words)

	VGGEN.com News - The ESRB Responds to NIMF Report Card - Issues Its Own (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The only other recent independent study on ratings accuracy that ESRB is aware of is one conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in 2004, in which parents were asked how "useful" each of the entertainment rating systems were in helping them guide their purchase or viewing decisions.
		ESRB Response: The fact is that ESRB has assigned AO ratings on many occasions, and publishers quite reasonably choose to edit titles to obtain a Mature rating due to the limited market acceptance of AO games.
		ESRB Response: In fact, the actions taken by the ESRB this summer in response to a hacker's unlocking of previously unrated content prove just how effective the self regulatory system is, as supported in the public statements of Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Joe Lieberman, and other governmental officials.
	www.vggen.com /news/news.php?id=127 (1900 words)

	Esrb - Kotaku (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I spoke with ESRB president Patricia Vance earlier this week about the program and she denied it was spurred by the on-going congressional hearings or Hot Coffee.
		ESRB, Jerk-Off Politicians To Hold 'Commitment to Parents' Meet-Up Tomorrow
		The ESRB will be holding a 'Commitment to Parents' meeting in Washington D.C. at 11:30am tomorrow, hopefully to reiterate the message they've stated perfectly clear for years now: a fair, balanced games rating system can not work without a semblance of reason and education on the parts of parents, consumers, politicians (yeah, right.
	www.kotaku.com /gaming/esrb (2688 words)

	Application of ESRB, Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Safe Harbor Program - Approval
		Only one comment raised concerns with ESRB's application, which concerns primarily involved: (1) the need to clarify certain aspects of ESRB's requirements for providing parental notice and giving parents access to their child's information and (2) the fact that the ESRB guidelines themselves did not contain the compliance incentives required for safe harbor status.
		ESRB's safe harbor program is the distinct component within its general program that requires websites collecting personal information from children to provide the Rule's specific protections.
		ESRB's Online Audit Report (a proprietary, non-public document) is a comprehensive questionnaire used by ESRB personnel in connection with the onsite assessment of an applicant website's information practices.
	www.ftc.gov /privacy/safeharbor/esrbapprovalltr.htm (724 words)

	ESRB INFO
		ESRB stands for Entertainment Software Rating Board, and they are the company that rates every game to come out on any home video game system.
		The game has been submited to the ESRB and is in the process of recieving a final rating.
		The ESRB web-site has the latest info on the ratings system and a comprehensive searchable database of every game ever rated, which is updated about once a month.
	www.fortunecity.com /business/fleming/1485/id93.htm (1213 words)

	GameDaily BIZ: ESRB/PSVratings Debate Continues
		Vance also Vance emphasized to us that the ESRB ratings do not come from within the industry; the games are given their ratings based on the consensus of independent raters.
		Patricia Vance, however, still maintains that the ESRB by itself provides everything that consumers and retailers need, and that the content descriptors of the PSVratings system are no better than the ones the ESRB already employs.
		Kinney who 'misses the point.' In fact, the ESRB is a two-part system that includes a rating symbol on the front of the box guiding consumers about age appropriateness and content descriptors on the back (where the rating symbol is repeated) which provide exactly the information that Mr.
	biz.gamedaily.com /industry/news/?id=8572 (1404 words)

	Customers and Markets > ESRB Ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ESRB ratings are designed to give consumers information about game content, so they can make informed purchasing decisions.
		ESRB game ratings have two parts: rating symbols which suggest what age group the game is appropriate for, and content descriptors which tell about particular content elements that may be of interest or concern.
		Consumers should use the ESRB ratings in conjunction with their own tastes and standards when purchasing or renting video games.
	www.bradygames.com /markets/detail.asp?st=46040 (369 words)

	GamingWorld - X Clusive Inside the X: "Rating the ESRB"
		Just like movies, ESRB ratings are meant to allow the consumer a small amount of information as to what to expect within a game.
		As a gamer, trust in the fact that the ESRB ratings are one of the best things to happen to the games industry in recent years.
		As a result of this confusion, the ESRB implemented 30 labels that are content descriptors to expand the usefulness of the letter ratings.
	www.gamingworldx.com /features/InsidetheXRatingtheESRB.shtml (1174 words)

	eXtreme Gamers > Community > ESRB
		ESRB Says: Content may be suitable for persons ages 6 and older.
		The ESRB rating system helps parents and other consumers choose the games that are right for their families.
		ESRB ratings have two parts: rating symbols that suggest what age group the game is best for, and content descriptors that indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern.
	www.extremegamers.org /community/esrb/home.htm (281 words)

	ESRB: Parents agree with ratings - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
		According to the study, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, parents agree with the ESRB ratings 82 percent of the time, and think the ratings are too strict another 5 percent of the time.
		This approach somewhat mirrors the ESRB's actual ratings procedure, in which raters unaffiliated with the gaming industry are shown footage of "the most extreme content" from games and then asked to assign descriptors and a rating to the product.
		The study was also conducted in 2003, but the ESRB did not release an exact percentage of parents in agreement with its assessments.
	www.gamespot.com /news/6139736.html (681 words)

	The ESRB don't play gamesThe ESRB don't play games - MMORPG News - QJ.NET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ESRB is pure bull crap if they arnt playing the games.
		Yes, ESRB are asshats, but I would much rather have ineffective asshats on the job than overly effective asshats.
		ESRB must play the actual games, period; the end of debate, now go to bed all of you.
	mmorpg.qj.net /The-ESRB-don-t-play-games/pg/49/aid/68250 (3817 words)

	Entertainment Software Rating Board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The decision to found the ESRB was influenced by the graphic "fatality" killing moves of Mortal Kombat and other controversial video games depicting violent or sexual situations at the time, and by pressure from the United States government.
		The ESRB applies ratings to games based on their content, similar to the motion picture rating systems used in many countries.
		Some critics believed that the ESRB in-house personnel may have overreacted to the attention the game received from the federal government and that the game was not explicit enough to have been re-rated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ESRB (3485 words)

	ESRB Plays Teacher, Fails NIMF - Kotaku (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ESRB awarded failing grades to NIMF in each of their four categories and an overall score of F. The categories were; Full Disclosure of Pertinent Facts, Research and Analysis, Documentation and Presentation of Evidence and Working Well With Others.
		ESRB Flunks National Institute for Media and the Family for its Disservice to Parents and their Children [ESRB]
		Knowing that retailers generally will not carry AO games, NIMF's attack on ESRB ratings has nothing to do with whether a rating is accurate and everything to do with the real agenda of NIMF, which is to ban the sale of games it does not like.
	www.kotaku.com /gaming/esrb/esrb-plays-teacher-fails-nimf-142594.php (474 words)

	ESRB Cracking Down on Hidden Game Content
		The ESRB is getting very serious about hidden content in games and is requiring that publishers examine all games since September of last year to make sure that no hidden content slipped through.
		That being said, the ESRB is referring to third-party mods that introduce new content and can affect a game's rating, not mods that unlock hidden content.
		"ESRB remains concerned about third party modifications that undermine the accuracy of the original rating, and we are exploring ways to maintain the credibility of the rating system with consumers in light of modifications of this nature," states the email.
	businessweek.com /innovate/content/sep2005/id20050914_195800.htm?... (797 words)

	Voodoo Extreme: ESRB Revokes GTA: San Andreas' Rating
		Going forward, the ESRB will now require all game publishers to submit any pertinent content shipped in final product even if is not intended to ever be accessed during game play, or remove it from the final disc.
		Furthermore, the ESRB calls on the computer and video game industry to proactively protect their games from illegal modifications by third parties, particularly when they serve to undermine the accuracy of the rating.
		The action announced by ESRB today should be seen as a clear reflection of the effectiveness of video game industry self regulation.
	ve3d.ign.com /articles/635/635190p1.html (1248 words)

	Howstuffworks "How the ESRB Works" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ratings system for video games is relatively new compared to the ratings systems used by other entertainment industries -- and so far, it's been a rocky road.
		The ESRB does not rate the quality of games, but tries to objectively describe their content and identify anything that is potentially offensive.
		The ESRB also requires that the raters have no connections to the game industry.
	entertainment.howstuffworks.com /esrb.htm (534 words)

	Gamestop.com - ESRB Ratings
		ESRB ratings have two parts: rating symbols suggest age appropriateness for the game, and content descriptors indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern.
		The ESRB rating system is designed to give parents the information they need to evaluate a computer or video game before making a purchasing decision.
		ESRB also urges parents to talk with their children about their favorite games.
	www.gamestop.com /ratings.asp?cookie_test=1 (927 words)

	What is ESRB? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory body for the interactive entertainment software industry established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
		ESRB independently applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles adopted by the computer and video game industry.
		RP - Rating Pending have been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting final rating.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/E/ESRB.html (253 words)

	IGN: CA Politician Attacks GTA, ESRB
		The assemblyman argues that the ESRB, which is funded by the video game industry, has an incentive not to rate games AO, which can hurt sales.
		The assemblyman is currently promoting AB 450, a bill which would ban the sale of violent games to minors, levy fines of up to $1,000 on retailers who violate the ban, and allow District Attorneys to close repeat offenders.
		Unlike an M rating, which indicates mature themes and suggests a game should only be played by those age 17 or older, games rated AO contain "prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity," and are limited to players 18 and older.
	xbox.ign.com /articles/632/632142p1.html (445 words)

	GameFam: ESRB Explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On the surface, the ESRB seems to do a good job, and many times, they give games the ratings they deserve.
		In fact, the entire continent of Europe agrees with me. Instead of the ESRB, Europe uses PEGI, (Pan-European Game Information), and if you compare the North American box and the European box side-by-side, you'll notice that while the North American version (left) has a "T" rating, the European version (right) is rated "3+".
		To be perfectly honest, the main impetus behind that post back in June was as it applied to one specific game, but the ESRB certainly has more issues than just the one I mentioned.
	gamefam.blogspot.com /2005/10/esrb-explained.html (665 words)

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