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- Parenting.com and ESRB Partner to Educate Parents About Video Games and the Rating System in Time for the Holidays
- The Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB , the non-profit, self-regulatory body which assigns age and content ratings for video games, has partnered with Bonnier Corp.'s Parenting Group to offer moms a series of new online tools and content on Parenting.com that will help them make informed choices...
- Research articles 2008-10-29
- Governor Rendell Reminds Parents to Understand, Use Video Game Ratings
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Chuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116 HARRISBURG, Pa.,Jan. 15/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Governor Edward G. Rendell today reminded Pennsylvania parents to check the ratings of video games before purchasing the games for their children. Parents face many tough decisions about the images and media...
- Research articles 2008-01-15
- Governor distances self from 'Conan' video game
- SACRAMENTO -- Conan the Barbarian, the iconic fictional hero, catapulted bodybuilder-turned-action star Arnold Schwarzenegger toward fame and fortune. Twenty-five years later, a next-generation Conan has been unleashed on the public. But not on film. And, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stresses, with no ties to him. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-12
- Schwarzenegger wants no ties to Conan video game
- SACRAMENTO -- Conan the Barbarian, the iconic fictional hero, catapulted bodybuilder-turned-action star Arnold Schwarzenegger toward fame and fortune. Twenty-five years later, a next-generation Conan has been unleashed on the public. But not on film. And, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stresses, with no ties to him. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Governor distances self from 'Conan' game
- SACRAMENTO -- Conan the Barbarian, the iconic fictional hero, catapulted bodybuilder-turned-action star Arnold Schwarzenegger toward fame and fortune. Twenty-five years later, a next-generation Conan has been unleashed on the public. But not on film. And, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stresses, with no ties to him. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Schwarzenegger distances self from 'Conan' game
- SACRAMENTO -- Conan the Barbarian, the iconic fictional hero, catapulted bodybuilder-turned-action star Arnold Schwarzenegger toward fame and fortune. Twenty-five years later, a next-generation Conan has been unleashed on the public. But not on film. And, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stresses, with no ties to him. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Group issues warnings on graphic sex, violent video games
- WASHINGTON -- Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a man urinating into a prisoner's cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17. With the holiday shopping season in full swing,...
- Research articles 2007-12-05
- 'Manhunt 2' video game removed from major US retail chain
- SAN FRANCISCO, United States AFP — A major US retail chain yanked "Manhunt 2" from its shelves after hackers published ways to resurrect gory scenes blurred to make the ultra-violent video game tamer. Shortly after "Manhunt 2" was released this week, hackers found a way to restore obscured scenes,...
- Research articles 2007-11-08
- Schwarzenegger appeals ruling against video game law
- SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filed an appeal Wednesday in his battle to keep children from buying violent video games, but the industry fired back, accusing the state of wasting taxpayer dollars and filing court papers that seek to recover nearly $325,000 in legal fees from the state. ...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- Governor appeals video game ruling
- SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filed an appeal Wednesday in his battle to keep children from buying violent video games, but the industry fired back, accusing the state of wasting taxpayer dollars and filing court papers that seek to recover nearly $325,000 in legal fees from the state. ...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- Governor appeals video game ruling
- SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filed an appeal Wednesday in his battle to keep children from buying violent video games, but the industry fired back, accusing the state of wasting taxpayer dollars and filing court papers that seek to recover nearly $325,000 in legal fees from the state....
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- Parents Increasingly Using ESRB Ratings to Restrict the Video Games Their Children Play
- To: FAMILY EDITORSContact: Eliot Mizrachi of Entertainment Software Rating Board, +1- 917-522-3235, emizrachi@esrb.org NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National research shows that parents are increasingly becoming more restrictive when it comes to limiting the video games their children play according to a study commissioned by the Entertainment Software Rating...
- Research articles 2007-05-04
- Video games controversial since 1940s
- By Brian D. Crecente SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE The release of "Bully," a new video game from the creators of "Grand Theft Auto" scheduled out in October, has once again created controversy in the gamer world. The game, which some have deemed a...
- Research articles 2006-08-15
- Video games controversial since 1940s
- By Brian D. Crecente SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE The release of "Bully," a new video game from the creators of "Grand Theft Auto" scheduled out in October, has once again created controversy in the gamer world. The game, which some have deemed a...
- Research articles 2006-08-15
- VIOLENT CONTENT IN VIDEO GAMES
- Statement of Lydia Parnes Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection June 14, 2006 Introduction Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Ms. Schakowsky, I am Lydia Parnes, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade...
- Research articles 2006-06-22
- 2006 Ad
- SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) today confirmed that the company is currently in development on three launch titles for both the PlayStationR 3 computer entertainment system and WiiTM formerly code named Revolution platforms. The company has been working closely with both Sony Computer Entertainment America and Nintendo on...
- Research articles 2006-05-08
- Video game makers laud parental controls on new game consoles
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Sony's next-generation PlayStation 3 will join newly-released Microsoft Xbox 360 in giving parents tools to limit access to computer games deemed too risque or violent, industry officials said. Each of the latest consoles by Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo enable parents to limit access to games...
- Research articles 2005-11-28
- New Study Shows Parents Overwhelmingly Agree with ESRB Video Game Ratings
- NEW YORK -- Parents continue to overwhelmingly agree with computer and video game ratings assigned by the Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB according to a study released today and conducted by leading opinion research firm Peter D. Hart Research Associates. The study shows that parents agree with the ESRB ratings...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
- Your Money Matters; FTC alert helps consumers decode video game ratings before purchase
- Michigan Chronicle 08-09-2005 A new publication from the Federal Trade Commission will help consumers use rating symbols on video games to decide whether a particular game is suitable before they buy or rent it. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 83 percent of children aged eight to 18 live in...
- Research articles 2005-08-09
- Your Money Matters; FTC alert helps consumers decode video game ratings before purchase
- Michigan Chronicle 08-09-2005 A new publication from the Federal Trade Commission will help consumers use rating symbols on video games to decide whether a particular game is suitable before they buy or rent it. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 83 percent of...
- Research articles 2005-08-09
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