ESRB to curb early game leaks
by Ross Miller 
on Jun 20th 2008 9:30AM
Here are a few of the recent games that were announced via early ratings by the ESRB:
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, The Last Guy and
Earthbound for Wii. A change in the ESRB's submission form will likely plug up those leaks, according to a memo leaked to
Next-Gen. When publishers submit their game for rating, they now have the option to choose a date when the title is eligible to be uploaded to the ESRB's website. If left blank, the game will be eligible for display 30 days after it has been rated.
The ratings board hopes that publishers don't overuse the new option. Said the memo, "The ESRB system will not work for consumers if publishers arbitrarily select dates bearing no reasonable relationship to consumer interest in the product." Our sights now turn to Australia's
OFLC, Germany's
USK and Britains's
BBFC for early game leaks.
