80% of parents reported to pay attention to ESRB ratings TG Daily
According to a new survey by video game publisher Activision, nearly 80% of parents with children who play video games pay "close attention" to the ESRB rating system, conquering the conventional thought that the ratings do not have an impact on most parents.
Activision probes parents and finds they're happy with the current rating system. IGN PSP
December 5, 2006 - There is no shortage of criticism for the videogame industry and its rating system from politicians and media watchdog groups like the National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF). States nationwide seemingly never tire of trying (and failing) to enact laws regulating the sale of videogames to minors.
EU Govts Keen To Limit Sale Of Violent Video Games Nasdaq
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- National interior ministers Tuesday backed the European Commission's campaign against violent video games, a commission official said.
Bears clinch, Rex falters Chicago Tribune
Video: Breaking down the Bears' win It was a victory for a division championship that was anything but cause for celebration. The Bears lost their best defensive lineman, Tommie Harris, with an apparent knee injury. Their Pro Bowl cornerback, Nathan Vasher, left the game with a strained hamstring of unknown severity. And their quarterback had a 1.3 rating against a team ranked 31st in the NFL
Video Game Report Card Confirms That Retailers Are Enforcing Ratings SYS-CON Media
The 2006 MediaWise Video and Computer GameReport Card released today confirms that the nation's leading retailers areenforcing computer and video game ratings by refusing to sell games rated'Mature' by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) to persons underage 17. The Report Card, produced by the National Institute on Media andthe Family (NIMF), found that children under the age of 17
Video game industry gets annual report card from watchdog group Ars Technica
The video game industry's annual report card is here, courtesy of the National Institute on Media and the Family, and it paints a rosier picture than it did last year. What has changed?
Activision Survey Reveals Strong Majority of Parents Find ESRB Videogame Ratings Highly Effective and Influential Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----Parents overwhelmingly agree that the Entertainment Software Rating Board rating system is a highly effective and influential tool for determining what videogames are appropriate for their children to play, according to a national survey released today by Activision, Inc. as part of Activision's "Ratings Are Not a Game®" educational initiative.
Bears still believe in Grossman The Plainfield Sun
LAKE FOREST -- Rex Grossman says he is not searching for lost confidence. As a result, Bears coach Lovie Smith is not searching for another starting quarterback. "We are not making a change," Smith said at Halas Hall Monday afternoon. In Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, Grossman recorded the lowest single-game NFL passer rating in 30 years.
Bible-Themed Video Game Stirs Controversy Within Christian Community First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL –- The makers of a new video game say its Biblically themed action is designed to stir “’thinking and talking’ about matters of eternal importance.” But opponents on the First Coast say it’s offensive to Christian beliefs.
Video Game Report Card Confirms That Retailers Are Enforcing Ratings Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
The 2006 MediaWise Video and Computer Game Report Card released today confirms that the nation's leading retailers are enforcing computer and video game ratings by refusing to sell games rated "Mature" by the Entertainment Software Rating Board to persons under age 17.

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Video Games: Reading the Ratings on the Games People Play
Explains the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's video games ratings symbols and content descriptors.
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Nearly every video game published in the United States will have the ESRB rating located somewhere on the outside of the packaging.
Howstuffworks "What do video game ratings mean?"
I just bought a video game that has a little black and white symbol with a big E and the letters.
Truth in Video Game Rating Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Computer and video game law, Family Entertainment Protection Act - Truth in Video Game Rating Act - Video Game Decency Act
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But the real kicker here is Brownback’s Truth in Video Game Rating Act will bring the video game industry under federal government regulation.
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ESRB: Understanding Video Game Ratings By Brett Atwood The product has been submitted to the ESRB and is awaiting final rating.
gamepolitics: Congressman Sponsors "Truth in Video Game Rating Act"
Cliff Stearns (R-FL, seen at left) has formalized his issues with the ESRB by introducing HR 5912, the so-called "Truth in Video Game Rating Act."
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