What Does Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Mean?
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a nonprofit, self-regulatory entity that assigns ratings to electronic entertainment products (primarily games and apps). These ratings are supposed to give consumers a general sense of the nature of the content within the games/apps, particularly whether or not it contains any offensive or otherwise objectionable material.
Techopedia Explains Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
In the early 1990s, video games became increasingly violent and controversial. Two games in particular – Mortal Kombat and Night Trap – prompted an unprecedented level of media attention, which led to United States Senate hearings in 1992 and 1993.
