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 ...

And while these actions may have flown under the banner of parental aid, what about the ESRB? In an attempt to make the video game ratings system more visible, the ESRB has teamed up with Penny ...

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 ...

The system allows developers of downloadable games ... for small and indie developers wanting the professionalism of an ESRB rating on their product, but also for consumers and caregivers wanting ...

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 ...

The new app rating system will be implemented first by AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon Wireless, and other storefronts are said to have expressed interest.

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 ...

And while these actions may have flown under the banner of parental aid, what about the ESRB? In an attempt to make the video game ratings system more visible, the ESRB has teamed up with Penny ...