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Low Violence Red Orchestra 2 For Australia
dotarray writes “Even though an adult rating for video games has been approved in theory for Australia, it’s still a little ways off – and will not come soon enough for Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of...
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United States Loses S&P AAA Credit Rating
oxide7 writes with this excerpt from the International Business Times: “The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday in an unprecedented reversal of...
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S&P’s $2 Trillion Math Mistake
Last friday Moody’s S&P announced that they had downgraded the US’s credit rating (leading to a pretty huge discussion on Slashdot I might add). Since then more interesting news has come out,...
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Amazon Patents Gift Card Parental Controls
theodp writes “On Tuesday, Amazon received a patent on ‘Customizing Gift Instrument Experiences for Recipients’, which allows a gift card giver to not only recommend items via the gift card but also...
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Mobile Apps to Get Ratings From the ERSB and CTIA
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ERSB) and CTIA, a cellular trade association, announced a rating program for mobile apps that will be instituted by a variety of partners in the near future....
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Mobile Industry Rolls Out Game Rating System
alphadogg writes “Mobile telecom trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board will roll out a rating system for mobile applications similar to ratings on other electronic games, the...
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Australia Likely To Get 18+ Game Rating
hypnosec writes “Australia is set to update the age rating system for video games, adding a new 18+ category which should allow for the more violent games to be sold in the country. The current...
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RIM Trying To Woo Customers With Porn, Gambling Apps?
AZA43 writes “Everybody knows that BlackBerry-maker RIM is hurting these days. But is it hurting enough to try to attract new customers with the promise of porn and/or gambling apps? A new rating...
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Bill Introduced To Ban Sale of MA15+ Games To Anyone Under 18 in SA
dotarray writes “The introduction of an R18+ rating for video games into Australia has been designed to bring game classification in line with the current system in place for films and other media....
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Microsoft Reverses ‘Mature’ Game Ban On Windows 8
another random user writes with news that Microsoft has sorted out the Windows Store guidelines such that games rated ‘Mature’ in the U.S. will be allowed. An earlier version of the guidelines took...
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