Richard Cardenas "I believe I speak for the majority of gamers out there who are tired of seeing video games being used as scapegoats and blamed for your child’s misguided actions because you were to lazy, ignorant or just plain stupid to check the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Ratings label of the game before you bought it for them."
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ESRB rating is set to "T for Teen" due to "Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, and Violence" present in the title.
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has published the God of War Ragnarok ESRB rating and rating summary.
The addition of in-game purchases is noteworthy as no other game in the series is listed as having these on the official ESRB website.
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UPDATE: The ESRB introduced the “in-game purchases” label in 2020. It has been pointed out to us that its presence in relation to Nintendo Switch titles has been regarding the ability to purchase a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and not any DLC or other post-release content. We regret the confusion and appreciate those who’ve brought this to our attention.
I say to prove to the courts that parents are at fault, every retail store retrain their employees to inform parents the rating on the game but also have pamphlets by the games or posters so if a parent tries to state that they were not informed of the rating or their were no visible sign indicating the rating system these items will tell a different story.
This is probably the only I'll give kudos to Gamestop, seeing as though they at least try to keep M rated games outta kid's hands. But parents still want to bitch about how its their money and they can't tell them what or what not to buy. Hypocrites.
I thoroughly agree. Something needs to be done, maybe start showing graphic scenes in TV ads but even then, people would moan at that.
They should just put on proper ratings like they do for movies..pg 12 15 18 on the front. That would probably sort out any confusion!
If your kid has an M rated game, it's probably the parents fault. I doubt some kid got $60 on his own and bought the game without anyone asking for ID.