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As pressure from pundits and politicians mounts, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) said today that it…

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The ESRB's ever familiar ratings badges will get a slight graphical tweak for the first time since 1999, but the wording is the biggest change. No longer will the label say "content rated by" over "ESRB." Why the text change? ESRB president Patricia Vance said it "provides for a cleaner look." [Polygon]
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