Raising Digitally Responsible Youth

VIDEO GAMING

Video games with mature content advisories were once tightly policed by retailers across the continent using the ESRB Ratings Guide, 59 similar to age restrictions on R-rated movies. Unfortunately, alongside the proliferation of technology growth and unlimited access to video content, enforcement of these ratings has become non - existent. It is not uncommon to hear of some parents deciding to purchase Grand Theft Auto for their 12 -year- old! If you are unfamiliar, Grand Theft Auto V has in - game exposure to graphic violence, sexual ly explicit content and reenactment,

alcohol and drug use/abuse, and strong language. Top 10 Most Violent Video Games of All Time: 60 1. Mortal Kombat (20 23)

2. Manhunt (20 03) 4. Doom (201 6)

3. Postal (1997)

5. Gears of War (200 6) 7. God of War (200 5) 9. Dead Space (20 23)

6. Grand Theft Auto (201 3) 8. Splatterhouse (20 10) 10. Dishonored (20 12)

59 ESRB Ratings Guides, Categories, Content Descriptors 60 Top 20 most violent video games 2024

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