The Coalition of Entertainment Retail Trade Associations has issued a press release declaring June to be “Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month.”
CERTA, which includes the Entertainment Merchants Association, a trade group representing video game retailers, hopes to remind parents to check ratings on movies and video games as well as parental advisories on music.
james_fudge: it sounds like if you have an HD reciever you'll be able to use it with a pass-through cable... not 100 percent sure yet05/21/2013 - 2:41pm
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james_fudge: happening now http://majornelson.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-architecture-panel/05/21/2013 - 2:20pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Some reading material for Microsoft on its used games blocks. That will hurt the console more than helping. http://ezknight.net/?page_id=20505/21/2013 - 2:18pm
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james_fudge: yeah good luck with over the air TV05/21/2013 - 2:12pm
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E. Zachary Knight: But what if I want to only watch over the air tv? I don't subscribe to pay tv. I never will. If that is a requirement, then MS wasted 45 minutes telling me how great TV will be.05/21/2013 - 2:08pm
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james_fudge: EZK it will depend on your provider, just like HBO Go i'd imagine.05/21/2013 - 2:05pm
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PHX Corp: @IanC there's also a chance that those titles might be Xbox one exclusive, but it's too early to tell afaik05/21/2013 - 2:03pm
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IanC: @E. Zachary Knight - MS certainly got the checkbook out for EA, so no surprise on how negative they are over the Wii U.05/21/2013 - 1:54pm
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MaskedPixelante: So now I have to wonder, how many of EA's games are skipping the PS4 because of their pro-used stance?05/21/2013 - 1:53pm
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E. Zachary Knight: On the TV front, does the XBox One require a cable/satellite subscription or will I be able to use my over the air channels?05/21/2013 - 1:48pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Also, that name was not one of the options on our poll.05/21/2013 - 1:42pm
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E. Zachary Knight: This presentation also shows why EA has been so negative about the Wii U. They have had a massive hardon for the XBox One forever.05/21/2013 - 1:42pm
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james_fudge: two female presenters05/21/2013 - 1:40pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Quote: Are developers forced to create games that have these online features, and are thus not playable offline? They are not, Xbox exec Whitten said to Wired — but “I hope they do.”05/21/2013 - 1:40pm
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E. Zachary Knight: The Wired article I linked to earlier has a different story. While it will be possible to play offline, that is a game to game thing, not standard. http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/05/xbox-one-analysis/05/21/2013 - 1:39pm
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Andrew Eisen: According to Geoff Keighley, Don Mattrick says Xbox One is not always on. https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/33690727595023155305/21/2013 - 1:35pm
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Andrew Eisen: Just like how Sim City needs the cloud for various computations. (Note to anyone unaware: Sim City does not need the cloud for various computations. That was a barefaced lie by EA Maxis.)05/21/2013 - 1:24pm
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MaskedPixelante: So all in all, more of the same, with the possibility of used game restrictions and always on DRM disguised as "cloud computing".05/21/2013 - 1:20pm
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Andrew Eisen: Absolutly zero gameplay footage. Doesn't look like there are going to be a lot of games ready to launch by the end of the year.05/21/2013 - 1:12pm
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E. Zachary Knight: They didn't talk about any of the other exclusives. I guess they are saving that for E3.05/21/2013 - 1:06pm
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Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
Don't forget to check the ratings on books and poetry...wait...those don't even have ratings!!
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Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
Why does this even warrant a month? I mean, it's not like they don't remind parents about this omnipresent fact every other month of the year.
Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
So its basicly ESRB Ratings an Awareness month??? Ony rating system that parent still have trouble knowing excists :P
Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
So this is really, "Hey idiot. Read the rating before buying that game for your whiny kid" Month?
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Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
A small reminder from a teeny-tiny organization (if you blink, you missed us) called:
Parents For Education, Not Legislation.
Whether during any particular Awareness Month, or any other time of the year, use your knowledge to inform individuals and Parents of known resources to help them make intelligent decisions for themselves.
Whether telling them of various rating systems (even movie, TV, or even written material ratings), or resources to find out more details about any particular product, either by industry reviews or even better through consumer/user reviews.
You will find individuals and Parents who make choices different than your own choices and this is not a bad thing. We all make different decisions and the most important thing isn't that others make the same decisions as us but rather that they make informed, intelligent decisions. One does not need to pass judgement to inform.
I also encourage you to inform others about rating systems and resources that you wouldn't particularly use. While you may oppose certain beliefs or biases that you witness, others may not. And it is far more important that individuals and Parents be allowed to use resources that best fit their own beliefs and ideals.
The most powerful tools in existance aren't organizations or the government. They are actually the consumers themselves when they are well and Truthfully informed.
Have a good day.
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Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
Hm, I'm still waiting for it to degenerate to "Awareness Awareness Month", or something similar. "Hey guys, you can think for yourselves, did you know that?"
Re: June is Entertainment Ratings and Labeling Awareness Month
Poetic Justice states that this is the month that another Hot Coffee kicks off.