Posts tagged parental

Microsoft promotes parental oversight in gaming with Jerry Rice, PTA

by Dan Dormer (Nov 7th 2007 2:25PM)

Along with the Xbox 360 family timer announced today, Microsoft has kicked off the second year of their "Safety is no game. Is your family set?" campaign. They're also releasing PACT, a contract being distributed to Parent Teacher Association members nationwide. PACT is an abbreviation that isn't ...

Rumor: Xbox 360 parental timer coming in December

by Kyle Orland (Nov 5th 2007 10:22AM)

The Xbox 360's parental controls could be getting a boost next month with a "parental timer" feature that would let parents limit the amount of time children can play. The information comes from a TeamXbox forum poster who says he found the feature listed on a pamphlet included with a Guitar Hero ...

Mysterious Wii System Update

by Jason Wishnov (Nov 30th 2006 4:15PM)

Late last night, shrieks of glee were coming from my living room. "Look!" cried Navi one of my roommates, urging me to the living room. "It's a system update!" Wonderful possibilities began running through our heads. Could it be an early activation of the news and/or forecast channels? Maybe they ...