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New 'Rating Summaries' Help Parents Be Better-Informed about Video-Game Content
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(OPEN):
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, THE ENTERTAINMENT
SOFTWARE RATING BOARD--OR E-S-R-B--HAS LAUNCHED A NEW
SUPPLEMENT TO ITS RATING SYSTEM--CALLED "RATING SUMMARIES"--COVERING ALL
VIDEO GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN RATED SINCE JULY 1ST. WHILE THE NEW
SUMMARIES WILL NOT APPEAR ON GAME PACKAGING--AS DO THE RATINGS--THEY
WILL APPEAR ON THE E-S-R-B WEBSITE, AND VIA ITS NEW MOBILE WEBSITE, AT
"M"-DOT-"E-S-R-B"-DOT-ORG. SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON URGES
PARENTS TO BE INFORMED...
(CLINTON):
"THIS NEW SUPPLEMENT TO THE RATINGS IS A REAL GIFT FOR PARENTS, AS
WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON--BECAUSE PARENTS NEED ALL OF THE
INFORMATION WE CAN GET, TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT'S
APPROPRIATE FOR OUR CHILDREN. SO, THESE NEW 'RATING SUMMARIES'
OFFER MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION THAN EVER BEFORE--TO HELP PARENTS GET
INVOLVED AND GET INFORMED."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION--AND TO FIND "RATING SUMMARIES" FOR GAMES--VISIT
"E-S-R-B"-DOT-ORG.
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