Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein sent out a brief statement in support of the ESRB this afternoon.

The statement says the outcome of the GTA investigation proves the effectiveness of the video game industry's self regulation and chastises industry critics that Lowenstein says jumped to conclusions.

Check out the whole thing:

The Entertainment Software Association is proud of the industry's commitment to effective and responsible self regulation, accurate ratings, and enforcement, and supports the ESRB in these efforts and its decision related to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The action announced by ESRB today should be seen as a clear reflection of the effectiveness of video game industry self regulation. We hope that in the future industry critics will avoid jumping to conclusions before the ESRB has time to complete its investigations, and will instead choose to use their resources to focus on greater cooperative efforts to ensure that parents make use of ESRB ratings so they can make the right game choices for their unique families.

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