<P> The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) is an American self - regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games . The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association ( formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association ) , in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content . </P>
<P> The Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) is an American self - regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games . The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association ( formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association ) , in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content . </P>
when did the video game rating system start
when did the video game rating system start
1994
1994