First, the ESRB, which is a non-profit self-regulatory body, independently rates every computer and video game on store shelves.

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Duke Nukem Forever is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.

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Second, the industry also provides caregivers built-in, password-protected parental controls that limit which types of video games, based on the ESRB-assigned rating, can be played on all new game consoles.

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Additionally, through the ESRB Retail Council, the industry works closely with retailers to support enforcement of policies that prohibit the sale or rental of M-rated games to children under the age of 17.

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Hart Research Associates and commissioned by ESRB.

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We congratulate game retailers on this indisputable validation of their efforts, and commend groups like the Entertainment Merchants Association and our own ESRB Retail Council members for their ongoing work and progress in preventing the sale or rental of M-rated games to those under the age of seventeen.

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