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| 20.08.2026 | Hellraiser Revival Pre-Orders Open as Switch 2 Version Joins October Launch | By Mireya Ramsey
Published: Aug 20 2026, 3:08 PM EDT
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| 12.08.2026 | Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Leaks: Ocarina of Time ESRB Clue Points to Great Fairy Redesign | By Richard L. Wells
Published: Aug 12 2026, 8:44 AM EDT
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| 26.05.2025 | The Age Verification Quagmire: A Digital Dilemma for Minors | In the digital age, the internet is a vast ocean. Children navigate these waters without a compass. Lawmakers are now trying to build a lighthouse, but their plans are riddled with flaws. The goal? To protect minors from the dangers lurking... |
| 23.05.2025 | Kids Don’t Have IDs And Age-Estimation Tech Is Frequently Very Wrong | Lawmakers continue to propose new bills that would require social media companies and app stores to segment users by age and obtain parental consent for minors. Laws like Utah’s new App Store Accountability Act and an identically named piec... |
| 11.12.2024 | NBC News Does Entire Piece Trying To Link CEO Shooting To ‘Violent Video Game’ | Of all the kinds of stupid that exist out there, certainly it’s the predictable stupid that is the most frustrating. And of all the kinds of predictable stupid that exist, one of the most predictable forms of stupid is how video games are l... |
| 02.07.2024 | k-ID Closes $45 Million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners to Set a New Global Benchmark | k-ID is a cross-platform, instant sign-on solution for kids and teens built as an all-in-one answer for solving the complex issue of privacy and online safety worldwide.
This latest of three funding rounds in less than nine months comes as ... |
| 26.06.2024 | k-ID: Transforming the Digital Landscape for Youth Safety and Privacy | In a groundbreaking move, k-ID, a trailblazing Singapore-based company, has successfully closed a monumental $45 million Series A funding round. This significant investment is set to propel k-ID to the forefront of the online safety and pri... |
| 25.06.2024 | k-ID Closes $45 Million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners to Set a New Global Benchmark for Age-appropriate Gaming Experiences | k-ID is a cross-platform, instant sign-on solution for kids and teens built as an all-in-one answer for solving the complex issue of privacy and online safety worldwide.
This latest of three funding rounds in less than nine months comes as ... |
| 25.06.2024 | k-ID Closes $45 Million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners to Set a New Global Benchmark for Age-appropriate Gaming Experiences | k-ID is a cross-platform, instant sign-on solution for kids and teens built as an all-in-one answer for solving the complex issue of privacy and online safety worldwide.
This latest of three funding rounds in less than nine months comes as ... |
| 13.04.2024 | Genshin Impact Version 4.6 Introduces Arlecchino and a Submerged Empire on April 24 | Sarah Tejares, Tech Times 13 April 2024, 09:04 am
SINGAPORE, April 12, 2024 - Global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse today announced that Version 4.6 of Genshin Impact, "Two Worlds Aflame, the Crimson Night Fades," will ... |
| 10.04.2024 | Advice | Ask Amy: An update reveals no ‘deviants’ in the house | Dear Readers:
I value hearing back from people who have had their questions published in this space. Like you, I am curious about how people dealt with their dilemmas, and I wonder whether my advice was useful.
I’m happy to publish this “up... |
| 01.04.2024 | Silent Hill 2 Remake: Konami Release Date Announcement Coming Soon | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 01 April 2024, 11:04 pm
The upcoming and much anticipated Silent Hill 2 Remake is inching closer to its arrival, and it was reported that Konami is now preparing to reveal the actual release date of the game.
Sinc... |
| 28.09.2023 | BlizzCon 2023 Tickets on Sale with Update Released on In-Person Programs: Here's What to Expect | Urian B., Tech Times 28 September 2023, 11:09 pm
BlizzCon 2023 is upon us and ahead of the in-person event, the tickets are on sale. As promoted by Blizzard themselves, there'll be an in-person program with juicy details of potential upcomi... |
| 01.05.2023 | 'The Lara Croft Collection' Nintendo Switch Gets ESRB Rating: New Game Expected? | Urian B., Tech Times 01 May 2023, 12:05 am
Fans of the beloved Lara Croft franchise can finally get their hands on her countless adventures in one convenient package. Feral Interactive recently released The Lara Croft Collection for the Nin... |
| 12.01.2023 | The 15 Best Nintendo Switch Games For Kids | It’s no secret that most kids and teens love playing video games and can’t get enough of them—and the Nintendo Switch offers a vast library of some of the most family-friendly games and series. Of course, with hundreds of options available ... |
| 05.12.2021 | ‘Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection’ page is now live on Steam, coming 2022 | Following its official announcement in September, Naughty Dog has now listed ‘Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection’ on Steam. The package includes the two latest games in the series – Uncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.
The store... |
| 23.09.2021 | Castlevania Advance Collection finally revives classic Game Boy Advance games | After weeks of rumors, the Castlevania Advance Collection will launch for the Nintendo Switch later today. Like its name suggests, it includes the three original games released on the Game Boy Advance: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castl... |
| 25.08.2021 | Keywords Studios : How to anticipate toxicity in your game's community before launch | By Sam Leloup, Team Lead, Keywords Player Support
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As you design and develop a new online video game, chances are that you are already thinking about what your community will be look like.
Will the members be n... |
| 19.08.2021 | Quake ‘revitalized edition’ is imminent as game appears on ESRB rating site | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
The Quakecon fan even... |
| 19.08.2021 | Quake ‘revitalized edition’ is imminent as game appears on ESRB rating site | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Quakecon fan event starts today, and shockingly, it looks like Bethesda and id Software plan to reveal some news about the classic ... |
| 27.10.2020 | Butterfinger Helps Fans Get Ready for the New Xbox Series X and Halo Infinite | |
| 24.09.2020 | Top Video Games Kids Are Playing In 2020 And Their Crucial ESRB Ratings | Family Playing Games on Range of DevicesCredit: Andy Robertson |
| 07.08.2020 | Microsoft fires back at Apple over the policy that's keeping Xbox Game Pass from launching on iPhones and iPads this September | This September, Microsoft's Xbox-based game streaming service is scheduled to launch.
The service enables users to play dozens of Xbox games via the cloud, on smartphones and tablets. Any progress made on those games will be reflected on th... |
| 30.07.2020 | Part III Book Review: ‘GameDev: 10 Steps To Making Your First Game Successful’ By Wlad Marhulets, Developer Of 'DARQ’ | Oscar, Pulitzer Prize, and 5-time Grammy Award-winning composer - John CoriglianoMedium.com |
| 14.05.2020 | Monetization In ‘Animal Crossing New Horizons’ | Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game I’ve been recommending to the families I work with over the recent weeks. As has been said many times, it offers a lovely escape from the chaos of the world and new ways to connect with friends we aren... |
| 07.05.2020 | ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ allows gamers to customize their own genitals | More On: video games
How pricey video games have sucked in millions of seniors citizens 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games valued at nearly $32B after big investment Shop the newly released LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga video game Pablo Schre... |
| 07.05.2020 | ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ allows gamers to customize their own genitals | More On: video games
Biden’s bureaucrat buds and other commentary China cuts amount of time minors can spend on online games China bans minors from playing video games on school days -- and limits weekend hours Fortnite now allows users to ... |
| 13.04.2020 | Here’s what the ESRB’s loot box warning label looks like | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Video game labels in the United States will now warn consumers when a product includes the option to buy loot boxes. The Entertainment ... |
| 13.04.2020 | Here’s what the ESRB’s loot box warning label looks like | Video game labels in the United States will now warn consumers when a product includes the option to buy loot boxes. The Entertainment Software Rating Board, which has overseen gaming content since the 1990s, revealed the new descriptor in ... |
| 16.02.2020 | Content Rated By: Reflecting on the ESRB’s 25-year journey | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversa... |
| 16.02.2020 | Content Rated By: Reflecting on the ESRB’s 25-year journey | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Blake J. Harris, the best-selling autho... |
| 09.02.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — Think globally, act digitally | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Bl... |
| 09.02.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — Think globally, act digitally | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
T... |
| 02.02.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — ‘How the Sausage is Rated’ | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Bl... |
| 02.02.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — ‘How the Sausage is Rated’ | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
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| 23.01.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — Pat Vance: Doing something good… | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
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| 13.01.2020 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt – “Evolution, Expansion, and Enforcement” | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
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| 15.12.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Parallel Tracks” | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
T... |
| 15.12.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Parallel Tracks” | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Previous chapters can be found here.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Bl... |
| 10.12.2019 | 29 Video Games Families Loved Playing This Year, Arranged By ESRB Age Rating | At this time of year we turn our attention to picking the video game of the year. Which, of all the games we have played over the last 12 months, is the one game that stands out above all the others? |
| 06.12.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Chairman of the TBD” | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Read Part 1 here.
To help commemorate ... |
| 06.12.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Chairman of the TBD” | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB. Read Part 1 here.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Blake J. Harris, the ... |
| 22.11.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Doom to the Power of Ten” | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversa... |
| 22.11.2019 | Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB excerpt — “Doom to the Power of Ten” | GamesBeat is publishing this exclusive excerpt of Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB.
To help commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) reached out to Blake J. Harris, the best-selling autho... |
| 30.06.2019 | Adopting a ratings system for social media like the ones used for film and TV won’t work | Gale Anne Hurd Contributor
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| 08.02.2019 | Microsoft releases Windows 10 19H1 Build 18334, gives Insiders the chance to play State of Decay for free | Insider builds for the next feature update of Windows 10 are rolling out on a weekly basis, and while much of the emphasis is on usability and bug squashing, Microsoft is still adding functionality to the OS.
In Build 18334, released today,... |
| 17.05.2018 | ESRB: Devs will still get free ratings for digital games after Short Form phase-out | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Getting a score from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a crucial step for any video game or app that wants to go to mar... |
| 17.05.2018 | ESRB: Devs will still get free ratings for digital games after Short Form phase-out | Getting a score from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a crucial step for any video game or app that wants to go to market. Currently, it assesses digital games through what’s called “the Short Form” process, which is free. ... |
| 21.12.2017 | Why you should be "wary" of gifting an internet-connected smart toy | Smart toys are popular holiday gifts, but consumer watchdogs are warning about the risks they pose to children's privacy. The FBI issued an alert in July about how internet-connected smart toys can present privacy concerns for children.
CBS... |
| 09.12.2015 | ‘Max Payne’ Could Be Re-Released For PlayStation 4 As Game Receives ESRB Rating | Dave Calpito, Tech Times 09 December 2015, 03:12 am
A rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board for Max Payne has surfaced over the Internet, suggesting that this PlayStation 2 classic could land on PlayStation 4 anytime soon.
Bas... |
| 27.05.2015 | Twitch won’t let users stream AO-rated games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Amazon’s gameplay livestreaming site Twitch said it will not let users stream “adults only” games, according to a blog post.
That means... |
| 27.05.2015 | Twitch won’t let users stream AO-rated games | Amazon’s gameplay livestreaming site Twitch said it will not let users stream “adults only” games, according to a blog post.
That means that games given the toughest rating by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board — which retailers often... |
| 19.06.2013 | COPPA: 10 rules every business should know before July 1 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Matt McDonnell is vice president of operations at... |
| 24.10.2012 | Game ratings board creates a no-cost service for putting content labels on digital games | The video game industry’s ratings board has figured out a way to put parent-advisory ratings on all games that are delivered via digital means.The new systems will allow developers and publishers to obtain a rating for a game using a stream... |
| 24.10.2012 | Game ratings board creates a no-cost service for putting content labels on digital games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The video game industry’s ratings board has figured out a way to put parent-advisory ratings on all games that are delivered via digita... |
| 16.05.2012 | Ratings board wants parents to think twice before buying that video game | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) teamed up with San Francisco Giants players Ryan Vogelsong and Buster Posey (shown abov... |
| 16.04.2012 | Parents: Read the damn box | Okay, I guess I am still capable of being surprised. I didn’t really expect that there would be any major blowback to my last piece, about the controversy-filled several days Electronic Arts experienced last week, when Consumerist named it ... |
| 30.11.2011 | This mobile game is not yet rated — & Apple & Google want to keep it that way | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Apple and Google are planing to ignore a proposed ratings system for mobile games, an effort that’s being spearheaded by the ESRB.
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| 21.11.2011 | CTIA And ESRB To Unveil New Mobile App Rating System | Here’s something I’m sure no one expected to see today: the CTIA Wireless Trade Association has just issued a release stating that they have struck a partnership with the Entertainment Software Rating Board in order to start rating mobile a... |
| 27.06.2011 | Reactions to the Supreme Court decision on video game violence | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The video game industry is breathing a sigh of relief today with the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down California’s law banning t... |
| 26.05.2011 | What is Zelda Universe, Nintendo’s latest online game registered with the ESRB? | Zelda Universe, a game registered by Nintendo, has appeared on the Entertainment Software Rating Board’s website and is listed as a game for the “online” platform.
The rest of Nintendo’s games are listed for specific platforms like the Nint... |
| 18.04.2011 | What naughty stuff will get your video game into ratings trouble? (NSFW) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board came up with a questionnaire today that it hopes will address the need to provide appropriaten... |
| 18.04.2011 | Content ratings board to evaluate downloadable games — with help of computers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board, a group that rates the age-appropriateness of video games, has created a new automated system... |
| 18.04.2011 | Content ratings board to evaluate downloadable games — with help of computers | The Entertainment Software Ratings Board, a group that rates the age-appropriateness of video games, has created a new automated system for rating downloadable game content available on the consoles’ online stores.
The effort — aided by aut... |
| 18.04.2011 | What naughty stuff will get your video game into ratings trouble? (NSFW) | The Entertainment Software Ratings Board came up with a questionnaire today that it hopes will address the need to provide appropriateness ratings for the growing number of downloadable online games. Now game developers will have a better p... |
| 14.12.2010 | Apptacular: ESRB tool helps parents’ holiday shopping | Any adult looking for the right game for their kids — unless they’re as obsessive about games as their little ones — probably needs a little help.
Help, specifically, when it comes to game ratings and the content responsible for such a rati... |
| 01.11.2010 | Video games v. California heads to hearings | Governor Schwarzenegger-backed law regulating violent video games to face the Supreme Court
The sale of games to minors has always been a hot button issue. It was the whole reason that the ESRB, with its bevy of large rating labels, was cre... |
| 09.09.2009 | A parent’s quick guide to content blocking technologies | reader comments 32 with 29 posters participating
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The Federal Communications Commission's long awaited Report to Congress on Parental Control Technologies for Video or Audio... |
| 15.05.2007 | Game Content Under the Microscope: An Insider Talks | An avid gamer since his youth, author Steven L. Kent has seen the evolution from flat 2D arcade games to epic non-linear 3D adventures. Kent talked to CrunchGear for the second part of our series on video game violence and content.
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| 14.05.2007 | Game Content Under the Microscope: ESRB Ratings | This week we’re examining the issues of video game violence and content in a multi-part series of interviews with industry insiders. And this is a tricky subject, because what might offend one individual won’t cause another to even blink. C... |
