Mature Rating Analysis
Grand Theft Auto, Doom, Mortal Kombat, and Resident Evil. One thing all these games have in common is they are all rated M for Mature. The definition of a Mature rating according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is "Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, and/or strong language." The ESRB states that the "ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content, so you can make informed purchase decisions." The ratings consist two parts one is the ratings symbol which can be found on the front of the box. One the back of the box the ESRB also includes a description of
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But who or what is truly to blame? Dr. John Grohol, who is a specialist in mental health services, has an interesting approach. He breaks down the shootings and looks at each blame factor. As he states "no where do your hear the blame on the shooter themselves." Dr.Grohol believes the shooters are to blame for their own actions. He believes that video games can not make someone do something that he or she does not want to do. He says that "Millions of kids play violent video games everyday in the U.S. 99.99999% of them do not go around killing their classmates because of it." He feels that if video games were the cause of school shooting then we would have shootings everyday all day long. So is it right to stop the sales of certain violent video games because of possible false blaming? Some children's parents may feel they are able to deal with games of Mature nature. For some children violent video games have been described as a way to relieve stress and anger.
Rockstar Games, The Company who makes the controversial Grand Theft Auto games, has been pulled into fire for its many controversial "Mature" rated games. One controversial topic was a hidden sex scene, in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas game, know later to be called the hot coffee scene. Rockstar Games pulled the game and six weeks later released a new edited version of the game without the controversial hidden scene. Rockstar games stated that they never intended for the hot coffee scence to be a part of the game. Rockstar Games also released the following
But who or what is truly to blame? Dr. John Grohol, who is a specialist in mental health services, has an interesting approach. He breaks down the shootings and looks at each blame factor. As he states "no where do your hear the blame on the shooter themselves." Dr.Grohol believes the shooters are to blame for their own actions. He believes that video games can not make someone do something that he or she does not want to do. He says that "Millions of kids play violent video games everyday in the U.S. 99.99999% of them do not go around killing their classmates because of it." He feels that if video games were the cause of school shooting then we would have shootings everyday all day long. So is it right to stop the sales of certain violent video games because of possible false blaming? Some children's parents may feel they are able to deal with games of Mature nature. For some children violent video games have been described as a way to relieve stress and anger.
Rockstar Games, The Company who makes the controversial Grand Theft Auto games, has been pulled into fire for its many controversial "Mature" rated games. One controversial topic was a hidden sex scene, in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas game, know later to be called the hot coffee scene. Rockstar Games pulled the game and six weeks later released a new edited version of the game without the controversial hidden scene. Rockstar games stated that they never intended for the hot coffee scence to be a part of the game. Rockstar Games also released the following