Microsoft Launches 'Get Game Smart' Parental Awareness Campaign
As part of its ongoing family-oriented efforts, Microsoft today unveiled its "Get Game Smart" initiative to educate parents about family-friendly...
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board has struck again, leaking the first concrete information of the recently-trademarked Guitar Hero Modern...
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see all 12 commentsESRB Providing Detailed 'Rating Summaries' to the Public, Industry Critics Applaud Move
The Entertainment Software Rating Board today announced it will offer "rating summaries" for all the games it has rated since July 1, 2008, a move...
READ MORE >"Idiots will always find a way to be idiotic. The rest of us shouldn't have to endure lesser ..."
see all 26 commentsBethesda Pulls Fallout 3 Marketing 'In Connection with ESRB Guidelines'
Censorship and Bethesda's Fallout 3 (PC, 360, PS3) are good friends, and the two just got a little closer: Bethesda has asked gaming websites...
READ MORE >"It is when you are building enthusiasm (omg the trailers are too bad ass to be shown!). I ..."
see all 71 commentsAnti-ESRB Group Responds on Receiving ESA Funds
The National Institute on Media and the Family, the non-profit group that has repeatedly blasted the video games industry, is now proud to "work...
READ MORE >"Anytime you see something this stupid happen, there is only one explanation. Money changed hands ..."
see all 9 commentsESA Funds Inflammatory Anti-ESRB Group
The Electronic Software Association, the trade association lobbying for the video games industry, has given a substantial grant to the National...
READ MORE >"...and they wonder why they are hemorrhaging members left and right. I'm not sure what they ..."
see all 5 commentsGuitar Hero World Tour PC Edition Listed by ESRB; Logitech to Offer 'Premium' Instrument Controllers
A new listing on the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's website appears to indicate that Neversoft's multi-instrument rhythm title Guitar Hero...
READ MORE >"Red Octane already makes the instruments. Harmonix is behind Rock Band now- Guitar Hero 3, ..."
see all 12 commentsESRB Plugs Game Leaks with New Website Protocol
A memo from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board revealed that the agency is implementing new functionality in its website to prevent evidence...
READ MORE >"I didn't quite understand the context of the article when I posted this. Sorry guys."
see all 16 commentsNew Bill Proposes ID Checks for Game Purchases; ESRB, FTC Say Retailers Are Getting Better
A bill presented to the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday would force retailers to check the ID of anyone buying an M or AO-rated game or...
READ MORE >"Eventually, perhaps. I dislike the principle, and the obligation to explain myself to the ..."
see all 78 commentsESRB Listing Reveals New DS Castlevania Title
A new listing on the Entertainment Software Rating Board's website indicates that a new title in Konami's long-running Castlevania series is...
READ MORE >"Uh no. By all means go 3D - but keep it a side scroller a'la SOTN - in fact, as Pyide said, I'd ..."
see all 29 commentsEx-ESRB Rater Offers Harsh Critique of System
Former rater for the Entertainment Software Ratings Board Jerry Bonner thoroughly criticized his ex-employer in an article appearing in this...
READ MORE >"It should be enforced by the parents. If it's being played in the house, look at the rating. ..."
see all 34 commentsAge of Conan Not Censored in North America (Updated)
Update: Contradicting earlier statements, Funcom community manager Shannon Drake now claims that the North American version of Age of Conan:...
READ MORE >"but then I know nothing about Conan. Maybe the nipples are some essential plot element."
see all 86 commentsESRB Rating Hints at New Lost Planet Title
A new entry in Capcom's Lost Planet franchise may be headed to Xbox 360 and PC, according to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. A listing...
READ MORE >"I think it's safe to say that nobody cares. Mercy comment! Man, gaming news kinda sucked today."
Add a commentEA Responds to Fox News Report on Mass Effect: "A New Level of Recklessness"
Were you sufficiently enraged by the Fox News Channel's recent travesty of journalism revolving around Mass Effect? If not, please go acquaint...
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see all 36 commentsPeggle XBLA Confirmed, ESRB Rates Other Unannounced Games (Updated)
Update: Peggle is indeed headed to Xbox Live Arcade and is tentatively slated for a Q2 release, a PopCap representative has confirmed to Shacknews....
READ MORE >"Popcap should nominate Remo as "Official Peggle Spokesperson." He's just such a huge fan."
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