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Game ratings • Video games come with ratings similar to movies, but plenty of parents buy games rated M for Mature for their kids under 17.
To give them more information about what's in the games their children are asking for, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board updated its free mobile app Tuesday to let users snap photos of the boxes of video games and find out what the ratings mean. For newer games they will also get descriptions and examples of content that could be unsuitable to children.
The nonprofit industry group is responsible for assigning the ratings on every video game sold in stores. The ratings range from EC for Early Childhood to AO for Adults Only, though the latter is rare. The most popular shooters, such as "Call of Duty" and "Grand Theft Auto," are rated M.
The app is available for iPhone and Android devices by searching for ESRB.
Associated Press