How Computer and
Video Games are Rated
Computer and video games are rated by an independent,
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enforces advertising guidelines and oversees privacy issues in the video game
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Along with the written submission materials, publishers must provide a videotape capturing all pertinent content, with the most extreme instances, across all relevant categories, including violence, language, sex, controlled
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Once the submission is checked by ESRB, the video footage is independently
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