Entertainment software rating board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board , or ESRB for short , is a subordination of the Entertainment Software Association . It was founded in 1994 and evaluates computer games according to their suitability for children and adolescents in the USA and Canada , similar to the USK in Germany or the European PEGI system, but with the difference that this is a pure self-regulation device of the computer game industry without legally binding . A game is rated on a voluntary basis by the publisher , but almost all games are rated due to pressure from retailers and console manufacturers .
Age recommendations
- eC (= early childhood; suitable from 3 years)
- E (= Everyone; suitable from 6 years)
- E10 + (= Everyone 10+; suitable from 10 years)
- T (= teen; suitable from 13 years)
- M (= Mature 17+; suitable from 17 years)
- AO (= Adults Only 18+; suitable from 18 years)
- RP (= Rating Pending; means that no age recommendation has yet been decided)
The age ratings are not binding.
Web links
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