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Microsoft Launches 'Get Game Smart' Parental Awareness Campaign

Jan 14, 2009 10:11am CST tags: Microsoft, ESA, ESRB, NIMF, Get Game Smart
As part of its ongoing family-oriented efforts, Microsoft today unveiled its "Get Game Smart" initiative to educate parents about family-friendly gaming practices.

The Get Game Smart website encourages families to play video games today, discuss appropriate content, set limits accordingly, practice online safety, and learn about parental controls in game consoles, such as Microsoft's own Xbox 360.

One activity, the "Do You Know Your Gamer?" quiz, tests a parent's knowledge about their children's favorite games, with an accompanying quiz for kids so parents can see how much they actually know--depending on the children's honesty, that is... Read more