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ESRB Adds New 'Tween' Rating

Posted by Zonk on from the for-all-the-nascar-fans-in-the-house dept.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board announced yesterday that it was adding a new category to the entertainment software rating format. The new "E10+" "would mark games that might contain moderate amounts of cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes." This puts the category between "E" and "T", and allows for racing games with violent crashes and superhero violence.

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  1. Re:Tween defined . . . by Mephij · · Score: 4, Informative

    Tween was coined by J.R.R. Tolkien in LOTR as a hobbit between the ages of 20 and 32. That is, a hobbit too old to be a Teen and to young to be considered adult, thus Be'tween'. Thus, the term tween somewhat predates Mary Kate and Ashley