Congress Urges ESRB Ratings Check
Eight Members of Congress today urged parents and other consumers to check the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating before purchasing computer or video games this holiday season. Senators Santorum, Kohl, Allen, and Ensign and Representatives Pelosi, Blunt, Hoyer, and Coble asked shoppers to make sure the games they give to young people are age […]
Rogue Agent Ships
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the release of the latest highly anticipated video game in the James Bond series, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent. Going where no previous Bond game has dared tread, this first-person shooter gives players the chance to explore the dark side of the Bond universe and experience life as a ruthless, unpredictable […]
Robin Hood Invades TotalGaming
Stardock has released the popular PC adventure/strategy game, Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood onto its TotalGaming.net electronic distribution network. In Robin Hood you take on the role of the title character in an effort to take control of the King's throne. The game received an 8.6 rating on Gamespot and has won universal acclaim […]
Holiday Violent Games List Released
Five leading parent, church and women's groups along with New York City Council Member Eric Gioia today issued a "10 worst violent video game" list in the hopes of alerting unwary parents and grandparents to the blood-soaked and anti-social content of the games that might otherwise be purchased as holiday gifts for children. In a […]
Merchant's Group Reacts to Violent Games List
The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) was quick to react to the violent computer games list released today. Hal Halpin, president of the association issued the following statement moments after the list was made public. "It is our belief that it is premature to judge the effectiveness of new and not yet fully-implemented industry self-regulation […]