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ECA: Special Interest Groups "Don't Have A Leg To Stand On"

Nonprofit advocacy group The Entertainment Consumers' Association is hailing the results of a recent Federal Trade Commission study that showed 80 percent retailer compliance with the ESRB's ratings system, a continual year-over-year increase that puts games ahead of other media in self-regulating mature content.

ECA President Hal Halpin called the results, which improved significantly over 2007, "an extraordinary accomplishment," praising retailers' commitment to keep M-rated games out of kids' hands. "Perhaps most impressive is the incredible reversal in their failure rate over such a short period of time and with a comparatively new rating system," Halpin said.

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1:40 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Leigh Alexander
1,287 views, 14 comments

game ratings better enforced than music, movies

FTC: It's Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games

About 20 percent of underage teens were able to buy Mature-rated games during a recent nationwide undercover shopper survey conducted by the FTC, down more than half from last year, the FTC reported today.

The survey, which also looked at R-rated movies, DVDs and "Parental Advisory"-labeled music, found that video games had the best enforcement rate.

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10:00 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Leigh Alexander
4,607 views, 75 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @kabutodude: The games from my childhood very rarely hit the same level as standard fare of today. I think the most violent game I had as a minor was Combat on the Atari 2600, which was nothing more than a more »

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FTC: Game Industry Stricter Than Movies or Music

While video game retailers have made "significant progress" in limiting the sale of M-rated games to children, movies and music retailers have only made modest progress, according to a report released today by the Federal Trade Commission. More »

11:52 AM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Brian Crecente
4,488 views, 14 comments

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FTC: Viral Marketers Must Fess Up

Viral marketers, we're on to you—thanks to the Federal Trade Commission! Yesterday, the FTC weighed in on the word-of-mouth style of marketing—aka "peer-to-peer communication" which can range from blogs, forum posts, or the opinion of a compensated stranger on the street—telling those advertising in a "viral" sense that the relationship between advertiser and company must be disclosed. More »

5:20 PM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Michael McWhertor
433 views, 19 comments

take-two

FTC Unanimously Approves Rockstar Decision

Today, the Federal Trade Commission finalized their decision last month to not take action against Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive for the "Hot Coffee" ratings issue. More »

10:53 AM on Fri Jul 21 2006
By Brian Crecente
81 views, 6 comments

News Flash: Take-Two FTC Investigation Finalized The Federal Trade Commissions' investigation into Take-Two Interactive Software has been finalized. The company says they will be announcing the resolution of the inquiry shortly. Stay tuned for an update. Brian Crecente

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ESRB's New Push

This week the Entertainment Software Ratings Board announced Commitment to Parents, an effort geared at bolstering consumer confidence in the current rating system for video games. More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jun 22 2006
By Brian Crecente
95 views, 2 comments

Official FTC Hot Coffee Press Release As promised, here's the full FTC press release on Hot Coffee. Feel free to comment and make sure to read our full story.

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Breaking: FTC Rules on Hot Coffee

This morning the Federal Trade Commission found that Take-Two Interactive was deceptive in the way it marketed Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas but did not fine the company or order that they return any of their profits from the game, the commission announced today. More »

9:45 AM on Thu Jun 8 2006
By Brian Crecente
723 views, 6 comments

politics

Buckle Your Seatbelts, We're In for a Bumpy Ride

It looks like we're in for a busy summer afterall. Last July, we were the first to speak to the Federal Trade Commission about their decision to launch an investigation into Take-Two and allegations that the company used deceptive marketing practices in selling Hot Coffee-enabled Grand Theft Auto. More »

4:00 PM on Tue Jun 6 2006
By Brian Crecente
148 views, 7 comments

grand theft auto: san andreas

FTC Promises Hot Coffee Report Soon!

Remember Hot Coffee? Sure you do. It's the example we gamers like to hysterically shriek about any time we perceive the grim spectre of censorship swooping down upon our preferred media. It singlehandedly illustrates that everyone in the country except us — the gaming elite, the enlightened few — are sexually repressed prudes. More »

1:40 PM on Tue Jun 6 2006
By brownlee
204 views, 2 comments

legislation

Washington Times Snaps at 'Crats Over Games Legislation

The Washington Times is a traditionally right-leaning newspaper, and they've recently published an article damning games legislation. I would normally endorse such a tirade, but the article makes some tiresome omissions, keeping it from being just a decent opinion piece and turning it into an agenda-whore. GameDaily has a nice little piece calling the Washington Times on their crap: More »

8:40 PM on Mon Jun 5 2006
By egauger
105 views, 7 comments

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FTC Finds Retailers Selling Fewer M-Rated Games To Kids

A report from the Federal Trade Commission indicates that efforts to keep "Mature" rated games out of the hands of children are improving the situation — but more needs to be done. The FTC has been using secret shoppers to determine if retailers and their employees are asking for a buyer's age, if they'll sell to an underage shopper and if the store posts information about the ratings system. More »

7:06 PM on Sun Apr 2 2006
By Michael McWhertor
224 views, 6 comments

hot coffee

Football Vs GTA Hot Coffee

Thank god there's at least one smart gamer who knows how to write out there. More »
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FTC Talks About GTA

A federal investigation into Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive may already be underway. Although no official announcement has come, by law the Federal Trade Commission is not allowed to comment on an ongoing investigation, according to a spokeswoman for the FTC that I spoke to this morning. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Jul 26 2005
By Brian Crecente
81 views