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ESRB Interview
November 8, in the year of our Lord 2013 -- For
three years Family Friendly Gaming has sent over some hard
hitting professional journalism questions to the ESRB. They
continue to duck, dodge, and avoid these questions. It is time
you the gamer realize the questions they are avoiding. This puts
the questions in the public forum. The public can see what the
ESRB runs and hides from.
Q. The ESRB has had some very public embarrassments like
Hot Coffee. What is being done to avoid those going forward?
When will responsibility be taken for these mistakes?
A.
Q. The ESRB routinely sends out press releases patting
themselves on the back. What is done to stay humble?
A.
Q. The MPAA uses the word Restricted to describe 17+
games. Restricted has a negative connotation. The ESRB chose to
use Mature, which does not have a negative connotation. Why not
pick a word like Macabre or Morbid which more accurately
describes the content and has a negative connotation? Parents
tell us all the time their kids are mature, and they feel the
word tricked them.
A.
Q. Does the ESRB currently play the games they review?
Or is it read a company provided blurb and watch a video?
A.
Q. The Family Friendly Gaming Nation is filled with
parents who feel the ESRB has betrayed them, and failed them in
terms of missing bad content. What is being done to let less
through the net?
A.
Q. Why is there no official enforcement/punishment of
the ESRB rating system? And why has the video game industry sued
to stop states from enforcing the ESRB's rating system?
A.
Q. When will the ESRB denote the religious content
inside video games?
A.
Q. Will the ESRB rating system ever be used by Apple on
their devices?
A.
Q. Are there any plans to denote the lessons that are
being taught in the games ya'll review?
A.
Q. Any plans to have larger warning labels for 'M' rated
games?
A.
Q. How is the ESRB funded? Is it still by the companies
that send products in for reviews?
A.