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Ray and Zev look at ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), which gives ratings for software on almost every platform. We love this organization, and feel that it gives parents and families better understanding of the choices for their children. Price: Free Stats: Is a non-profit, self-regulatory body established which assigns computer and video game content [...]
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has been providing invaluable service to parents since 1994. Since that time they have assigned ratings to over 18, 000 titles. ESRB was established by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and is a non-profit self-regulating organization. ESRB has three primary functions: assigns age and content ratings enforces industry adopted advertising [...]
As per Eliot Mizrachi of MarketWire, “Since their inception in 1994, the ESRB ratings have become a trusted resource for parents when choosing computer and video games. In April 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report(1) which found that nine in ten parents are aware of the ESRB ratings, 87% expressed satisfaction, and nearly [...]
We need to monitor our family’s media experience. Parents must take an active role in ensuring that our family’s experience is age appropriate. The Xbox family understands these concerns and they give parents the controls necessary to manage the media experience. This is why Microsoft and Best Buy, which is the nation’s largest children’s media [...]
Nothing is more import to us than making sure that our kids are not being exposed to questionable content before they are ready. Video games at one time were relatively innocent. When we were growing up the games were Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Defender, etc. Today’s games are a bit more robust – there are still [...]
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