#esrb — Public Fediverse posts

With the bar set extraordinarily high for NC-17 and AO for films and video games, the only reason for the MPA and the ESRB to apply those ratings is to condemn a work's contents, with the effect of damaging its commercial prospects, while at the same time making it seem mystical to all the daring. Who said anything about being informative?

#censorship #contentRatings #criticism #ESRB #films #MPAA #videoGames

ESRB in a nutshell:

#criticism #ESRB #meme

ESRB rating confirms Silent Hill 2 Remake is finally on the way to Xbox consoles

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/esrb-rating-confirms-silent-hill-2-remake-is-finally-on-the-way-to-xbox-consoles

ESRB posts parent’s guide to free-to-play: ‘Few things are truly free’
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2025/06/08/esrb-posts-parents-guide-to-free-to-play-few-things-are-truly-free
#F2P #ESRB #FreetoPlay

OpenAI releases ChatGPT app for Windows - On Thursday, OpenAI released an early Windows version of its first-... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/openai-releases-chatgpt-app-for-windows/ #largelanguagemodels #aiconfabulation #machinelearning #confabulation #microsoft #windows10 #windows11 #chatgpt #chatgtp #windows #biz⁢ #gpt-4o #openai #gpt-4 #esrb #ai

#ESRB rates Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for #PS5, #PC https://www.gematsu.com/2024/09/esrb-rates-horizon-zero-dawn-remastered-for-ps5-pc

#videogames #videogaming #Gematsu #horizonzerodawn

Nintendo’s rarest game ever just got an ESRB rating - The Electronic Software Ratings Board, which is the video games rating authority i... - https://readwrite.com/nintendo-world-championships-nintendo-switch-esrb-rating/ #nintendoswitch #throwback #gaming #retro #esrb

Neuer Premiere-Trailer zu Star Wars Outlaws erscheint am 9. April - Vorbestellungen bald möglich
#News #Xbox #PlayStation #PC #DLSS3 #ESRB #JordanMaison #Outlaws #Release #StarWars #StarWarsOutlaws #SW #Trailer
https://gamenite.de/neuer-premiere-trailer-zu-star-wars-outlaws-erscheint-am-9-april-vorbestellungen-bald-moeglich/
https://gamenite.de/neuer-premiere-trailer-zu-star-wars-outlaws-erscheint-am-9-april-vorbestellungen-bald-moeglich/

Enthüllungen der ESRB Bewertung werfen neues Licht auf Silent Hill 2 Remake
#News #PlayStation #PC #Bewertung #ESRB #GRAC #Konami #Remake #SilentHill2 #UnrealEngine
https://gamenite.de/enthuellungen-der-esrb-bewertung-werfen-neues-licht-auf-silent-hill-2-remake/
https://gamenite.de/enthuellungen-der-esrb-bewertung-werfen-neues-licht-auf-silent-hill-2-remake/

EBA to Extend Stress Testing to Assess Impact of Strains in Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Including Crypto Entities - Source: AdobeStock / Grecaud Paul
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is set to i... - https://cryptonews.com/news/eba-to-extend-stress-testing-to-assess-impact-of-strains-in-non-bank-financial-institutions-including-crypto-entities.htm #europeanbankingauthority #blockchainnews #news #esrb #eba

The open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA is (almost) ready! Valve is headed to Gamescom, OpenMW gets foggy, and the #ESRB wants to scan kids' faces. #linuxgaming #podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT2sG3KQIX8

The #ESRB can go fuck itself.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/esrb-wants-to-make-it-easier-to-harvest-kids-personal-data-this-week-in-business

#GameDev

Yeah, I don't know about all that.

ESRB wants to scan kids' faces to enforce game ratings https://www.pcworld.com/article/2007644/esrb-plans-to-scan-kids-faces-to-enforce-ratings-system.html

#ESRB #FacialRecognition #Ratings #GamingNews

This is an absolutely terrible idea and the fact that the ESRB is spearheading it makes me frustrated to no end. There is absolutely no reason to go this route for mature rated game sales. This is a violation of privacy. It is easily manipulated. It is prone to false negatives. Why would we do this after fighting off attempts to restrict M rated game sales in ways that aren't even this bad. No!

#esrb #videogames #privacyrights #facialrecognition

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/esrb-proposes-facial-recognition-as-new-form-of-age-verification

This bearish technical pattern hints at a double digit drop in Bitcoin price - Inflation concerns and the U.S. debt standoff cast a long shadow over Bi... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/this-bearish-technical-pattern-hints-at-a-double-digit-drop-in-bitcoin-price #stablecoins #inflation #markets #shorts #longs #esrb #fed #gdp #pce

EU Watchdog Plans to Put Leverage Caps for Trading of Cryptocurrencies | Coingape - EU regulators continue to work on new measures in order to establish new rules for the cr... - https://coingape.com/eu-watchdog-plans-to-put-leverage-caps-for-trading-of-cryptocurrencies/ #24/7cryptocurrencynews #regulationnews #eucryptolaws #esrb #mica

#FinalFantasyXVI banned in #SaudiArabia

FFXVI has a 'Mature' #ESRB rating for drug use, hate crimes, and some sex scenes

FFXVI won't be available for #PS5 owners residing in Saudi Arabia come June 22 for vague reasons.

According to a translated official kingdom statement, the game will not be released in Saudi Arabia "due to the publisher's unwillingness to make the necessary modifications" to the game.

Speculation points to the same-sex couple in the game.

#LGBTQIA
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-16-saudi-arabia-banned-esrb-rating-ps5-1850406384

After having seen youtube commercials for the wizard game about 50 times in the last few days, I noticed that it opens with the #ESRB T for teen logo. And now I have to wonder, why doesn't the ESRB factor in queerphobia or antisemitism?

Navigating The World of Video Games: A Guide for Parents

https://www.melsaywhat.com/2023/01/navigating-video-games-.html

#videogames #parenting #onlinesafety #esrb #gamer #gamers #gaming #blogger

I figure this might be an issue other people with kids or young relatives they are buying games for might run into so I wanted to share a useful resource. If you want to look up the rating for a game, and the reasoning behind the rating, check out ESRB.org.

They give really detailed explanations for why many games got the ratings they received in a format that makes sense.

#videogames #esrb #ratings #GiftGiving

RT nintendolife: Final Fantasy 1 To 6 Have Been Rated For Nintendo Switch By The ESRB https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/12/final-fantasy-1-to-6-have-been-rated-for-nintendo-switch-by-the-esrb #NIntendoSwitch #FinalFantasy #ESRB

This graph shows the proportions of each #ESRB content descriptor among each age rating. It's just barely possible to have Mature Humor in a game rated Teen.
More than you ever wanted to know about the ESRB's content descriptors: https://spritecell.com/bp2-25-years-part-5/

This #book has some of the most insightful analyses of #VideoGame policy I've come across.

Rating systems, court cases, global regulations, corporate IP and DLC policies; some super interesting reads in here!

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/video-game-policy-production-distribution-and-consumption

#Gaming #VideoGames #Books #Bookstodon #Routledge #GameStudies #GameDev #GamingIndustry #Gamer #ESRB #GameHistory #Nintendo #Sega #Sony #PlayStation #Xbox #DLC #Legal #Law #Activision