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New Mobile Apps Make It Easier to Check Video-Game Rating Summaries at the Store
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(OPEN):
HERE'S A TOOL THAT PARENTS CAN USE, WHEN SHOPPING THIS HOLIDAY-SEASON:
THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD HAS JUST LAUNCHED
A NEW VERSION OF ITS POPULAR MOBILE-APP THAT LETS PARENTS SEARCH FOR
IN-DEPTH VIDEO-GAME RATING-SUMMARIES, RIGHT FROM THE STORE--WHEN THIS
INFORMATION IS OFTEN NEEDED MOST. BUT NOW, IT'S EVEN EASIER:
JUST SNAP A PHOTO OF THE GAME-BOX, WITH YOUR "I-PHONE" OR
"ANDROID"-BASED PHONE, TO SEARCH FOR THAT GAME'S RATING-SUMMARY--AND
MAKE AN INFORMED PURCHASE-DECISION. E-S-R-B PRESIDENT,
PATRICIA VANCE, HAS MORE...
(VANCE):
"RATING-SUMMARIES GO WELL BEYOND AGE-RATING CATEGORIES--BY
PROVIDING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THE CONTENT [THAT] PARENTS REALLY WANT TO
KNOW ABOUT, WHEN DECIDING IF A GAME IS O-K FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PLAY.
WITH OUR NEW MOBILE-APP, ACCESSING RATING-SUMMARIES HAS NEVER BEEN
EASIER. SO, THIS HOLIDAY-SEASON, PARENTS SHOULD FIRST CHECK THE
E-S-R-B-RATINGS ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BOX--AND, IF STILL NOT
SURE, CONSULT OUR RATING-SUMMARY, BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION."
(CLOSE):
THE NEW APPS ARE FREE--AND CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "E-S-R-B", IN EITHER
THE "APPLE APP STORE" OR THE "ANDROID MARKET". FOR
MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"E-S-R-B"-DOT-ORG.
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