Tag Archives: game ratings
Sat, Apr 14, 2012 | 18:48 BST
Playr2 survey – 64% of parents don’t check age restrictions before allowing their children to play
According to a survey conducted by UK website Playr2, of the 1221 parents who participated in the questionnaire with children aged 17 or younger, 64% said they didn’t check the ratings on the game box to see if the game was age appropriate for their children.
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Posted in: UK, Violence in games, study
Tags: game ratings, Playr, survey
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 17:01 GMT
ESRB chart: 5% of games released in US during 2010 were rated Mature
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has posted up a lovely pie chart which provides a look the ratings received by games in the US during 2010.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 18:59 GMT
ESRB explains why it doesn’t play the games it rates
ESRB representative Eliot Mizrachi has shed some light on how ratings are handed out to videogames, and it has nothing to do with the body playing the games and experiencing the content for themselves.
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Posted in: America, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: ESRB, game ratings
Xbox One: pre-owned activation to cost £35 – report