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As a publisher of video game products, you may wish to alert your audience of possibly offensive materials in your game, especially in the world of downloadable entertainment. Other rating systems exist but can cost thousands of dollars and take significant time for approval. In the realm of downloadable entertainment, things simply move much too fast for waiting periods and delays that can further push back the release of your product. And if the delays aren't enough, the cost alone can set your profits back several months, especially for independent publishers and developers.

Enter The Independent Game Rating System (TIGRS™); the absolutely free rating system designed for the high-speed, global world of downloadable entertainment. TIGRS™ is free to use for any publisher, developer, or distributor to rate their video game product. Website, advertisements, game box, printed materials, and any other applicable medium are suitable for rating placement! TIGRS™ features a highly readable and attractive box design that was created from the ground up to help the viewer quickly identify particular areas of possibly offensive material that are most important to them. In addition, there is no panel of judges to tell you what rating your game should receive. After all, you're publishing the game, so you should know better than anyone, right?

For more information on the rating system, please visit the TIGRS™ Ratings page.

If you're ready to get started, you have two options:

The Easy Way
This method will ask you to fill out a simple form and automatically generate the suggested rating based on the TIGRS™ rating specification. In addition, it will generate HTML code that you can easily copy and paste into your own website for instant utilization of the system. On the other hand, it won't generate graphics suitable for printed media. You'll have to do it the Hard, But Flexible Way for that.

The Hard, But Flexible Way
With this method, you will have to do all the grunt work yourself. But, there is an advantage: flexibility. You'll have the option to format the TIGRS Rating Box™ yourself for more natural integration to your website. In addition, you'll be able to effectively format the TIGRS Rating Box™ in a fashion that is most suitable for your printed media, should you need to do so. However, strict adherance to the TIGRS™ rating specification and TIGRS Rating Box™ specification must be observed.

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