User blog comment:Cloverfield monster/Why does every single game coming out need to be rated M?/@comment-1854594-20130922234515

Well, pointing back to the first comment, the general populace that buys games seem to often times be turned off by a less then M rating, considering it a kids game, which is probably because they pretty much are, and only the most over-protective of parents will say other-wise. I was lucky enough to have parents that realized that games like Call of Duty: Finest Hour wouldn't damage my brain despite being around 8, and I graduated to "Parent aproved" M games around 12, graduated to online gaming at 13, and graduated to "Unless it's something the parents have a major problem with and don't want in the house (Like Medal of Honor 2010 due it letting you play as Taliban killing american soldiers, and the game looks unbelievably bland anyway) at around 14 and a half, which probably would of came later if I had ever shown interest in garbage like Duke Nukem Forever, but I don't have interest in it.

Also in terms of another reason besides money as to why all games are rated M these days, it's because of the graphical improvements. ESRB thinks that more realistic graphics make everything worse, which is understandable. My "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" game for the PlayStation 1 was more violent and gory then any of the new Infinity Ward Call of Duty games but the apparent realism is enough to make ESRB think they will be damaging to anyone younger then 17, which is a rediculous age gate for a game like Call of Duty or Halo.