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Disney Infinity from Family Gamer TV
Looking for information about Disney Infinity?  Our colleague Andy Robertson from Family Gamer TV in the UK has all the info you could want and more!
FFVG Founder Johner Riehl appears in latest ESRB PSA
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) recently released a PSA with thoughts from top tech bloggers, including Johner Riehl from FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com, about the basics of video game ratings.

Top 10 Overall Family Video Games for Holiday 2012
Led by FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com founder Johner Riehl, an alliance of top experts from around the globe has banded together to recommend top video games for families this holiday season as part of Family Video Game Month. Click through to read all about the top family friendly video games for holiday 2012 from the pre-eminent experts.

Are Families No Longer A Priority For The Video Game Industry?
After leaving the Microsoft press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, I couldn't help but think about the intense change and identity crisis the “video game industry” is undergoing, and how family games are clearly no longer the priority they once were.
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Sony's upcoming PS3 Move title was one of our favorites at E3 2011, and now sports the FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com logo on the box art.
How Video Game Ratings Work

BY JOHNER RIEHL

No doubt you know what “Rated R” and “Rated PG” mean, but does your family know what “Rated E,” “Rated T” or “Rated M” means? 

Just like movies, video games have ratings, too. But instead of the Motion Picture Organization of America doling out ratings, an organization known as the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, or ESRB, rates virtually all video games sold in retail stores or downloaded via video game consoles such as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii.

FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com E3 2012 Favorites
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the annual video game trade show where most major publishers showcase their biggest and best games for the upcoming holiday season in beyond. Despite the fact that the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles highlighted more gory and violent games than in years past, we were still able to find more than 25 family-friendly games and accessories which we liked enough to call our favorites.
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Carrie Swidecki Plays More Than 15 Hours Straight and Achieves both the World Record and an Incredible Workout

Making Games Together - The Family Impact

By Johner Riehl, "Family Game Guy" and founder FamilyFriendlyVideoGames.com

As those of you familiar with our viewpoint know, we’re staunch supporters of the notion that families should play videogames together, but we’ve recently come across a few examples of families making videogames together that we thought were worth highlighting.

Here’s a look at three different reasons why some families have come together while actually creating games for home consoles, computers and smartphones.

ESRB Rating App Now Available For Windows Phone 7
The incredibly useful and easy-to-use video game rating app from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is now available for Microsoft Windows Phone 7. This free mobile app, from the organization that assigns age and content ratings for computer and video games, allows easy access to video game ratings and detailed rating summaries. The App is also currently avaiable for iPhone and Android devices.
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