It was the music industry’s parental advisory system and other self-governing ratings agencies that provided a model for the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB ...

A group of senators has sent the Entertainment Software Ratings Board a letter suggesting that it's time for the group to revamp its ratings system. Signed by Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), Sen.

To take full advantage of the ESRB rating system, it's important to check both the rating symbol (on the front of the game box) and the content descriptors (on the back of the game box).

“We have seen a fairly stable percentage of parents in terms of awareness and use in the last several years,” ESRB president Patricia Vance told Games Industry International, “I don’t know ...

oddly out-of-sync rating system for apps, including games. Where the ESRB ratings for video games uses a well-known, detailed content-based rating system, Apple’s system simply drops apps into ...

Downloadable games can now receive a free assessment via a questionnaire and receive an official rating from the ESRB. The system (originally revealed back in early 2011) would appear to assist ...

According to the ESRB, The rating system is voluntary. However all console manufacturers, major retailers and mobile or online storefronts require ESRB ratings for the games or apps they offer.

M for Mature. Of all the competing moral compasses for gaming, it's only ESRB's that has made it into the pop culture lexicon. But it can be expensive for developers to get that letter plastered ...

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced advances to the computer and video game rating system today designed to provide parents and other consumers with a new and unprecedented ...

with a system set to be unveiled on November 29th. We don't have much information yet, and it's worth keeping in mind that the ESRB has been rating apps for a while, but as the CTIA represents the ...