Just a quick update to mention that voting for the Best of 2008 is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated and voted. We are now tabulating and preparing the results for publishing, so please check back in a few days for a list of the winners. We will make another announcement when the results are up.
Also, we want to take this opportunity to announce that we are in the process of revising our game rating system. Previously a set of 3 tags: "kidsafe", "pg13" and "mature", we are moving away from suggesting an age or audience for the games we review and instead simply flagging potentially objectionable content. You will begin to see colored symbols appear within the game review headers identifying the content. Clicking on the symbols will take you to a new page that explains the new rating system in detail.
I've included a rating-g tag on this entry as an example of how they will appear.
As always, thanks for all your feedback and suggestions!
Aw crud I forgot to vote... Grrr... Next year...
i'm so glad you've decided to do the ratings like you have! i'm an avid supporter of ratings simply rating the content of the game and not suggesting who should play it. now we just need to reform the ESRB. and the MPAA. and every other rating system in the world. but i'm glad jay is games is leading the way!
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