ESRB: We want you!

Matt Serrano · 02-22-2007, 11:08 AM

Looks like the ESRB is looking for videogame raters. The catch (if you want to call it that)? It's a full-time gig, and you have to be in or around New York City.

No matter how much most gamers dislike the ESRB, it still beats working at your local GameStop.

Rob Williams · 02-22-2007, 02:16 PM

It does, since it's damn easy to figure out a rating of a game simply by looking at the cover. I still find a need for an ESRB foolish, but a job is a job.

leecho7 · 02-22-2007, 03:00 PM

I'd probably be fired on the spot, even before they hire me.

Here's what I'd probably end up doin:

"Ah, a copy of God of War II. According to the developers, theres nudity, sexual themes, and large amounts of blood, gore, and violence. I'll give it an E (for everybody) rating. It's good to expose kids to that type of stuff real early, so that they'll grow out of it when they become responsible *cough* adults like me."

Matt Serrano · 02-22-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Williams

It does, since it's damn easy to figure out a rating of a game simply by looking at the cover. I still find a need for an ESRB foolish, but a job is a job.

Oh my god! Is that a nipple? I think I saw a nipple!

Think about the children!

Jakal · 02-23-2007, 01:43 AM

A nipple is all I saw for the first weeks of my life.. Now, not so often. Wait, what are we talking about again?

Greg King · 02-23-2007, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jakal

A nipple is all I saw for the first weeks of my life.. Now, not so often. Wait, what are we talking about again?

Lol...

madstork91 · 02-23-2007, 10:45 PM

That pixel looks alot like that srite is "nipping"... im not sure is johnny over there can handle it.

Id love to work for the esrb rating dept actually. Working where i work now with kids and seeing some of the things ive seen in different rated games (and not beeing able to play some around kids) there is just plain odd. I can't think of the name of the title at this moment, but one game i was going to buy to take up to work for the kids actually had too high a rating for me to bring them

02-22-2007, 11:08 AM	#1
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leecho7 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore Maryland Posts: 271	I'd probably be fired on the spot, even before they hire me. Here's what I'd probably end up doin: "Ah, a copy of God of War II. According to the developers, theres nudity, sexual themes, and large amounts of blood, gore, and violence. I'll give it an E (for everybody) rating. It's good to expose kids to that type of stuff real early, so that they'll grow out of it when they become responsible cough adults like me." __________________ The way we saluting flags, wrapping them around our heads when niaz ain't become American till 9/11 //Feeling like you gotta sneak into heaven//When the reverend looking like a pimp and the pimp look like the reverend... People let me paint a picture You know I ain't a christian I ain't a muslim, ain't a jew I'm losing my religion I speak to god directly... ~Around my Way - Talib Kweli You go to church to find you some religion//And all you hear is connivin' and gossip and contradiction and//You try to vote and participate in the government//And the muh'f*in' Democrats is actin' like Republicans ~The Beautiful Struggle - Talib Kweli

02-23-2007, 01:43 AM	#5
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madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	That pixel looks alot like that srite is "nipping"... im not sure is johnny over there can handle it. Id love to work for the esrb rating dept actually. Working where i work now with kids and seeing some of the things ive seen in different rated games (and not beeing able to play some around kids) there is just plain odd. I can't think of the name of the title at this moment, but one game i was going to buy to take up to work for the kids actually had too high a rating for me to bring them __________________ ..

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