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• Puzzle Quest rated by ESRB for Macs

  Published: July 25, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Casual, Casualgaming, Esrb, Joystiq, Mac, Nintendods, Puzzle, Puzzle Quest, Puzzlequest, Release, Rpg

  has been rated by the ESRB for a Mac release. The news isn't that surprising, as Puzzle Quest has already been slated to appear on almost every platform but the Mac (although PS3 hasn't received the love either). It is great news, as Puzzle Quest is supposed to be a terrific game, and it is exactly the kind of casual game that belongs in

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• Family Run Gaming Cafe in New Jersey Imposes Age Limit on M Rated Games

  Published: August 2, 2007, 1:17 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Age Limits, Esrb, Game Cafes, M Rated Games

  rating system the ESRB has in place is actually working. This community feel which the article mentions might mean the restrictions will actually get back to the parents, and will actually allow them a bit of control over what their children are exposed to outside of their house. It’s really annoying to get those frantic mothers

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• ESRB Launches Outreach Campaign with Rhode Island Attorney General

  Published: August 10, 2007, 12:48 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Electronic Software Ratings Board, Esrb, Game Ratings, Parental Guidance

  ten parents are aware of the ESRB ratings, 87 percent expressed satisfaction, and nearly three-quarters use them regularly when choosing games for their children. I guess they’re going for a 100 percent disclosure among parents. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:ESRB Signage for Indie StoresOhio Attorney General to Look into Video Game

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• ESRB Leaks Indiana Jones PSP Game

  Published: August 20, 2007, 11:57 am

  Tags: Sony, Lucasarts, Activision, Games, Esrb, Indiana Jones Psp, Leak, Lucasarts

  ESRB has done it again. The U.S. entertainment board has listed two new games, the most intriguing being Indiana Jones for the PSP. So far, we know LucasArts will be creating it, but Activision isn’t ready to fork over any details yet. Indiana Jones has been given a Teen rating in contrast to the kid friendly Lego Indiana Jones game in

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• Manhunt 2: Official Release Date Set

  Published: August 24, 2007, 2:06 pm

  Tags: Sony, Rockstar, Nintendo, Esrb, Halloween, Hype, Manhunt, Release Date, Rockstar, Shelves

  their differences with the ESRB and Manhunt 2 is back on the menu. The ESRB has finally given the game an ‘M’ rating allowing Rockstar to set a release date. The hype surrounding this game should be huge and push sales into extremely high figures. No details have been released concerning what exactly was taken away from the game

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• Manhunt 2 release date is October 31st (Halloween). M-rating achieved in US by ESRB

  Published: August 25, 2007, 2:05 am

  Tags: News, Manhunt 2, Release Date, Halloween, Horror, Game, Video Game, Esrb, Rating

  in the United States via the ESRB. This rating is a kiss of death for video games because most retailers will not carry AO related games. There are AO-rated PC games available, but that’s because all the system manufacturers: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, refuse to allow AO-rated titles to appear on their system, for fear of it forever

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• Editorial: Senator's Demand to the ESRB about Manhunt 2 Is a Waste of Time

  Published: August 28, 2007, 9:52 am

  Tags: Rockstar, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Game Related Laws, Games, Take Two, Game Companies, Electronic Software Ratings Board, Esrb, Game Ratings, Manhunt 2, Parental Guidance, Senator Yee, Take Two Interactive

  press release. “The ESRB and Rockstar should end this game of secrecy by immediately unveiling what content has been changed to grant the new rating and what correspondence occurred between the ESRB and Rockstar to come to this conclusion. Unfortunately, history shows that we must be quite skeptical of these two entities.” People

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• ESRB Responds to Manhunt 2 Re-Rating Concerns

  Published: August 29, 2007, 10:36 am

  Tags: Rockstar, Sony, Take Two, Nintendo, Games, Adults Only, Esrb, Leland Yee, Manhunt, Manhunt 2, Mature, Patricia Vance, Politics, Rockstar, Take Two

  to a particular rating. The ESRB and Rockstar should end this game of secrecy by immediately unveiling what content has been changed to grant the new rating and what correspondence occurred between the ESRB and Rockstar to come to this conclusion. Unfortunately, history shows that we must be quite skeptical of these two entities. Clearly the

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• ESRB defends Manhunt 2’s Mature rating. Politician wants to know why rating was changed

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Videos, Interviews, News, Game, Videogame, Manhunt 2, Game Violence, Politician, Leland Yee, Esrb

  are at it again. After the ESRB granted Manhunt 2 an M for Mature rating and it got a release date of this Halloween, following the initial AO for Adults Only rating for Manhunt 2, California Senator Leland Yee is now calling for the ESRB to reveal exactly what was cut from the game to make it an M instead of AO rating. Yee has a history of

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• Law of the Game States ESRB Process Flawed, But Working

  Published: September 10, 2007, 6:47 pm

  Tags: Games Industry, Game Related Laws, Esrb, Law Of The Game, Mark Methenitis, Ratings System

  approach is to have the ESRB hire “designated gamers,” and have the reviewers watch the game being played for some period of time in addition to the forms and DVDs in order to contextualize the game. Methenitis points out that the ESRB may be taking into account they aren’t seeing the whole picture and make sure to rate

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• The Difference Between AO And M Ratings

  Published: September 10, 2007, 7:57 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Available Games, Electronic Entertainment, Esrb, Gamedaily, Game Sales, Gross Sales, Metacritic, Rated M Games, Top Selling Games, United States

  of “M” by the ESRB will boost sales considerably, while “AO” is basically a killer for sales. They also discovered that while rated “M” games only make up around 10% of total available games, they have the highest gross sales in the United States. Another interesting discovery is that they believe that

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• Violent Video Games on Idaho Attorney General's Radar

  Published: October 5, 2007, 5:18 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Esrb, Idaho Attorney General, Ratings System

  to raise awareness about the ESRB rating system. “Some games contain graphic violence, language and sexual material that are simply not suitable for kids. I know this is a concern for many parents, because I've been asked about it many times,” Attorney General Wasden said in a press release. “But, with 1,000 new games

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• Unconfirmed: Ape Quest Coming To PSP?

  Published: October 5, 2007, 7:40 pm

  Tags: Ape Escape, Ape Quest, Esrb, Psp, Sony, Unconfirmed

  of Sega Genesis games, the ESRB has given a rating to Ape Quest from Sony Computer Entertainment for the PSP. No game with that title has been announced by SCEA, but we can rather safely assume its the unreleased Ape Escape game Sarugetchu: SaruSaru Daisakusen that shipped in Japan in July of this year. That would make it the fifth Ape Escape

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• BBFC Rejects Manhunt 2 Again

  Published: October 8, 2007, 10:14 am

  Tags: Game Related Laws, Rockstar, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Games, Bbfc, Esrb, Manhunt, Rating, Rockstar

  The ESRB may have deemed Rockstar’s revised version of Manhunt 2 worthy of an “M” rating, but they don’t seem to have swayed their British counterparts. The BBFC has reviewed the new version of the game and is still denying it a rating. Apparently, while they acknowledge that the execution-style kills have been made less

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• ESRB Prez Vance Discusses Rating Process and More

  Published: October 16, 2007, 6:03 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Esrb, Manhunt, Patricia Vance

  The ESRB is constantly under fire from various opponents of the games industry, and with the recent controversy over Manhunt 2 and its M rating, ESRB President Patricia Vance revealed much of the ESRB rating process in an interview with Gamasutra. Various details included the number of full-time raters they have (six), the number of raters per

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