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ESRB to introduce new ratings label for games with loot boxes
Loot boxes and other types of microtransactions with random elements will now be marked on physical copies of games per a new decision by the ESA and the ESRB.
The ESRB ratings work: 85% of parents understand the system
It may be impossible to make ESRB ratings more effective according to the board, as 85 percent of parents with game-playing kids are the system familiar with.
Pres. Obama, Republican and Democrat senators back new study into the effects of violent video games on children
West Virginia Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller introduced the Violent Content Research Act of 2013 on Thursday as part of President Barack Obama's legislative push to combat gun violence. Will the NAS study find something previous studies into the link between games and aggression did not?
Rated P for Politics: Proposed bill would make ESRB ratings legally binding
Representative Jim Matheson has proposed a new bill to Congress that would make the current video games ratings system administered by the ESRB a legally binding set of guidelines that could land you in jail.
Missouri proposes tax on violent video games like Dance Central 3
Missouri Rep. Diane Franklin proposes that the best way to curb the sale of violent video games is through sales tax. What is a violent video game you ask? Anything rated T for Teen and up by the ESRB, including games like You Don't Know Jack.
Microsoft will allow mature games in the Windows 8 Store afterall
The Windows 8 Store's guidelines prevent UK video game publishers from selling many of their most popular games through Microsoft's new service. On the new operating system's launch day, Microsoft said it would ease ratings restrictions, but it may be some time before changes take effect.
