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How the ESRB Rates Games

Posted by timothy on from the they-know-it-when-they-see-it dept.

Ant writes "Joystiq mentioned a short Slate story on how the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reviews and rates games. (Seen on Blue's News.)"

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  1. Re:How come walmart wont stock ao games? by Ced_Ex · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Essentially censorship by corporate zealots!

    They have sort of them same policy at Chapters/Indigo, where the owner/CEO/whatever title would basically say what gets stocked based on how she personally feels about the book.

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  2. Re:How come walmart wont stock ao games? by Ced_Ex · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I never said it wasn't within their power to censor, however, doesn't it mean that having a corporate level censorship just negate the ESRB ratings, relegating them to next to useless?

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  3. Re:I have a better idea. by drsquare · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's funny, that when there was talk of banning violent games, Slashdotters were saying they instead the shops should enforce the ratings on the games.

    When shops enforce the ratings on the games, Slashdotters say it's a bad thing, and that instead the parents should decide what their kids can play.

    When parents stop their kids playing violent computer games, Slashdotters whine, saying that parents shouldn't stop their kids doing things.