Wii game & its rating criticized
Zooming in on Beer Pong for the Nintendo Wii, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is calling for a change in the way videogames are rated, the Hartford Courant reports. He pointed to the...
View ArticleUS teens’ gaming highly social: Study
Digital gaming is virtually universal and very social among US teens, the Pew Internet & American Life Project found in a study it released today. “Fully 97% of teens [99% of boys and 94% of girls]...
View ArticleEnhancements to game ratings
The people who brought you videogame ratings – the Entertainment Software Rating Board – are making them a little more useful to parents. They’ve created a mobile ratings site for cellphones...
View ArticleViolent videogames ‘forbidden fruit’: Study
A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that violent-content warnings and ratings on games have the opposite effect they’re intended to have. “While research has found that ratings increase...
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