“E for Everybody!” Patches and Add-on Content; International Age Rating Systems




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Summary: Stephen has been working on patches for Treasure Stack and Mark has been busy getting age ratings around the world for Widget Satchel so this episode is jam packed with knowledge! Mark tricks his parents, Martha hides from E.T. and Stephen balances the game.<br> <br> Meta<br> <br> Game Devs of Color<br> “Black Mirror’s ‘Striking Vipers’ uses fighting games to flirt with the theme of queer desire” Gretchen Felker-Martin, Polygon<br> The Black Mirror Fighting Game Episode was Out of Control Gita Jackson, Kotaku<br> <br> [0:15:29] Patches and Add-on Content<br> <br> Treasure Stack on Steam (check out the patch notes to see an example of the patches Stephen has been working on)<br> Asset Bundles Unity Docs<br> <br> [0:39:45] International Age Ratings Systems<br> <br> PEGI Ratings (Europe + Israel)<br> ESRB Ratings (USA + Canada)<br> IARC Ratings  translates to many different international rating systems (like PEGI and ESRB) through surveys in digital storefront submission processes. Notable rating boards that do not participate in IARC are JERO (Japan) and GRB (Korea)