Neowin News Feed for: Ratings

Here are some of the new features coming to Microsoft Teams soon

Usama Jawad — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Microsoft 365 Roadmap to add a plethora of features that are being implemented for Teams customers and are scheduled to roll out within the coming weeks and months. Read more...

Konami's eFootball is the worst-rated game on Steam

Usman Khan Lodhi — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:58:01 +0000

Konami's eFootball, which is the free-to-play successor to Pro Evolution Soccer, was released yesterday, and it's already the worst-rated Steam game in history, according to Steam 250. Read more...

In its infinite grace, Apple finally lets users rate its apps

Usama Jawad — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:56:01 +0000

Apple is finally allowing users to rate and review apps made by the company itself. While some apps are hovering over the 4/5-mark, others like Apple News has an abysmal 2.3/5 rating currently. Read more...

Google addresses misleading inline review implementations in Search

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:34:01 +0000

Google is trying to make search results, particularly those that feature inline reviews, more helpful. Algorithmic updates will be addressing misleading implementations flagged by webmasters. Read more...

Super Mario Odyssey rated by the ESRB as 'not suitable for children under 10'

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:22:01 +0000

In a surprise move, the rating agency has given the upcoming Super Mario Odyssey game a rating that describes it as too mature for children under the age of ten, which is a first for the franchise. Read more...

UK Headmasters threaten parents with legal action over violent video games

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:13:16 +0000

A letter has been approved by head teachers in the UK threatening parents that they will be reported to the authorities if they let their children play adult games such as GTA and Call of Duty. Read more...

Americans: unhappy with their ISPs, but love Apple and Samsung smartphones

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 May 2014 13:32:18 +0000

This year's US consumer satisfaction scores are in, and apparently American's aren't happy with their internet service providers. Although you're probably happier if you're a Samsung smartphone user. Read more...

Australians to finally get R18+ adult video game rating

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:28:12 +0000

After many years of deliberation, the Australian government and its ministers have finally warmed to the idea of giving Australia an adult, R18+ video game classification. At the Standing Committee of Attorney-General meeting (SCAG) in... Read more...

Neowin adds Game Ratings Subforum

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:27:02 +0000

After the suggestion was made by one of our members, CelticWhisper, the Neowin staff agreed on adding a new subforum: "Game Ratings". As with Movie Ratings, the idea behind the subforum is that you share... Read more...

Study: Hard Drive MTBF Ratings Highly Exaggerated

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:00:30 +0000

A study by Carnegie Mellon University, where the researchers took roughly 100,000 hard drives from a variety of manufacturers, concluded that hard drive manufacturers were exaggerating their mean-time before failure (MTBF) ratings on hard drives... Read more...

McAfee Gobbles Up Web Ratings Security Startup

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:48:38 +0000

Anti-virus security specialist McAfee has wasted no time gobbling up SiteAdvisor, a 1-year-old startup that rates the Web to determine if a site's content includes spyware, spam, viruses, browser-based exploits or online scams. McAfee announced... Read more...

PowerUser.tv Episode 31: Blog Phones, Game Ratings and More!

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:17:39 +0000

This week the team introduces Joel Hulsey of QuarterToThree.com who gives PowerUser.tv a trial run and brings us his segment "What Game is Kicking Joel's Butt This Week", but first we discuss Apple's announcement about... Read more...

ELSPA plans measures to improve ratings awareness

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 23:12:29 +0000

British videogame publisher association ELSPA has confirmed that it is developing a number of proposals to improve consumer awareness and understanding of the games rating system, following a meeting with the UK government. ... Read more...

MediaWise report slams US industry for over ratings

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:21:29 +0000

A new report into videogames from the US National Institute on Media and the Family has accused the industry of confusing parents with mixed messages over the importance of the ESRB ratings system. ... Read more...

Game ratings bill passed by Californian senate

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:35:26 +0000

New legislation which would require video game retailers to clearly display signs notifying purchasers of game ratings has been voted in by the senate in California, and is set to be signed by Governor Arnold... Read more...

Intel moves to a non ghz based ratings system

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:09:19 +0000

Thanks to xstaindx for posting this here. The ratings, although to the "untrained" eye initially somewhat confusing, will ultimatly make it easier for non-techies to understand why a Pentium M 1.6 Ghz is say faster... Read more...

Intel follows AMD: Product Ratings not GHz

Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:09:28 +0000

Intel plans to assign a new numbering system to its Pentium and Celeron processors in order to better illustrate their performance to consumers, according to a source familiar with the company's plans. Intel rival AMD... Read more...

Theater group to impose ratings on arcade games

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 05:05:27 +0000

Regal Entertainment will reexamine arcade games using Parental Advisory System and six-prong test. Regal Entertainment Group--which owns and operates one of the country's largest theater groups, composed of Regal Cinemas, United Artists... Read more...

ESRB ratings changes

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:51:03 +0000

The ESRB's game rating system will be expanded with new content descriptors and more-prominent labels. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has announced several upcoming changes to the rating system it uses for... Read more...

Report attacks AMD speed ratings

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:12:35 +0000

Intel has launched a new broadside against AMD's policy of downplaying chip clock speed in favor of model numbers -- and this time it has drawn analyst firm Aberdeen Group into the fray. ... Read more...

AMD blames Intel for PR Ratings

Tue, 09 Oct 2001 19:42:13 +0000

Chip Firm AMD has now formally announced the existence of its Athlon XP+ family and said that Arthur Andersen will audit the ratings to help re-assure consumers of their authenticity.The so-called "PR Ratings" compare the... Read more...