ESRB to stop posting ratings for unannounced games (also: a nice suprise!)

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ESRB to curb early game leaks

1 Comment by Ross Miller Jun 20th 2008 9:30AM
Filed under: Culture, Business

Here's a few of the recent games that were announced via early ratings by the ESRB: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, The Last Guy and (WARNING: DON'T LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE UNLESS YOU WANT A BIG NINTENDO E3 ANNOUNCEMENT SPOILED GAIZ!) Earthbound for Wii. A change in the ESRB's submission form will likely plug up those leaks, according to a memo leaked to Next-Gen. When publishers submit their game for rating, they now have the option to choose a date when the title is eligible to be uploaded to the ESRB's website. If left blank, the game will be eligible for display 30 days after it has been rated.

The ratings board hopes that publishers don't overuse the new option. Said the memo, "the ESRB system will not work for consumers if publishers arbitrarily select dates bearing no reasonable relationship to consumer interest in the product." Our sights now turn to Australia's OFLC, Germany's USK and Britains's BBFC for early game leaks.

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I'm kinda sad that they'll stop confirming games early for us, but I'm happy for The blued-out game!