FTC 'Secret Shopper' Study A Huge Win For Game Industry

                   
1up.com     May 9, 2008            

Positive study comes in light of latest attempt to pass rating enforcement law. ... Every year the Federal Trade Commission conducts a wide ranging "secret shopper" style sting operation designed to test whether the private sector is doing a good enough job at keeping... [read full story]                

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Undercover Shoppers Find it's Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games

ftc.gov     May 8, 2008          

Results Show Need for Continued Improvement by Movie, Music, and Some Game Retailers ... The Federal Trade Commission today released the results of its latest nationwide undercover shop of movie theaters and movie, music, and video game retailers. The FTC conducted a...                

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FTC report: retailers clamping down on M-rated game sales

arstechnica.com     May 8, 2008          

A new report from the Federal Trade Commission is praising the game industry for improved rates of turn-away for underage gamers trying to purchase M-rated games. In fact, it's much harder for kids to buy an M-rated game than it is to get a ticket to an R-rated movie or buy an R-rated DVD.Read...                

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ID, please: Bill would mandate carding for M-rated game buys

arstechnica.com     May 8, 2008          

A new bill hopes to criminalize the sale of M-rated games to minors by forcing retailers to check ID for M-rated game purchases. Like every attempt before it, this, too, will end in failure. Read More... ... of Grand Theft Auto IV, the issue of video game ratings and...                

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Study: Just 20 percent of under-17 kids can buy 'M'-rated games

ecoustics.com     May 8, 2008          

The U.S. government conducted a nationwide 'secret shopper' study and found that retailers are doing a better job of keeping kids away from games and other media aimed at those 17 and above. ... Posted by Daniel Terdiman | Post a comment According to the FTC, only 20...                

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New bill: No ID, no 'mature' video games for you

ecoustics.com     May 8, 2008          

Two Capitol Hill politicians want to pass legislation requiring children to show identification before being allowed to buy or rent games with a "mature" rating. ... Posted by Anne Broache | Post a comment A new congressional proposal seeks to make it harder for kids to...                

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Video Game and DVD Retailer Association Hails 'Major Improvement' in Ratings Enforcement by...

prnewswire.com     May 8, 2008          

Video Game and DVD Retailer Association Hails 'Major Improvement' in Ratings Enforcement by Retailers Federal Trade Commission Cites Significant Progress, EMA Agrees Continued Improvement is Needed ENCINO, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Entertainment...                

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Bill to require carding for M-rated games, impose fines

rgj.com     May 8, 2008          

Newly introduced legislation will also fine retailers $5,000 for not checking ID. ... Newly introduced legislation will also fine retailers $5,000 for not checking ID SEE ID: Right on the heels of Grand Theft Auto IV's controversial launch and ensuing success, a...                

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US congress introduces new game-restriction bill

cnet.com     May 8, 2008          

Bipartisan Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act could become federal law, requiring retailers to post AO- and M-rated game descriptions, check IDs of purchasers ... A new bill in the US Congress would force retailers to card kids attempting to buy video games bearing...                

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Game Ratings Enforcement Up as New ID Bill Enters Congress

dmwmedia.com     May 8, 2008          

Washington - The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) annual undercover sting operation where underage consumers try to buy R-rated movie tickets, DVDs and M-rated video games has found a dramatic improvement at video game retailers, where its secret shoppers were able to buy M-rated games just 20%...                

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News: M-rated sales to underage shoppers fall

gamesindustry.biz     May 9, 2008          

Undercover operation by the US Federal Trade Commission shows underage sales have fallen sharply to 20 per cent ... The US Federal Trade Commission has released the results of an undercover operation that shows the number of M-rated games being sold to underage shoppers...                

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