Organization

Entertainment Software Rating Board

Also Known As ESRB
Regulatory Bodies

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, ESRB, was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association, then known as the Interactive Digital Software Association, in response to congressional hearings in 1993 that criticized the violent or sexual content of games such as Mortal Kombat, Night Trap and Doom. The board launched officially on 16 September 1994 with five age based ratings, later expanded and renamed over time, and it operates as a self regulatory, non-profit body based in New York City that assigns age and content ratings to video games sold in the United States and Canada.

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Founding Year
1994 1
Headquarters
New York City, US 1
Organization Kind
Regulator 2
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Status
Active 1
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Video Games, Media Forms
Source Entertainment Software Rating Board (Wikipedia)
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New York City

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Source Entertainment Software Rating Board (Wikipedia)Infobox, location
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New York City, US
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Status: Active
  • Founding Year: 1994
  • Headquarters: New York City, US
2. Entertainment Software Rating Board (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence
    The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in the United States and Canada.
  • opening section
    Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
  • Entertainment Software Rating Board, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), status
    The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in the United States and Canada.
  • Article text
    The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content, particularly after the 1993 congressional hearings following the releases of Mortal Kombat and Night Trap for home consoles and Doom for home computers.
  • Infobox, location
    New York City, US
  • In Medium: Video Games, Article lead sentence
    The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in the United States and Canada.
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