Video Game Industry Plans Rating System; Move Is Response to Congressional Pressure From: The Washington Post | Date: December 8, 1993| Author: John Burgess | Copyright 1993 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A broad coalition of video game producers and rental shops has reached basic agreement to create a national system to rate the proliferating games for violence, sex and profanity, industry executives said yesterday.

The group hopes to announce its plans tomorrow, effectively preempting draft legislation that would give the industry one year to implement a rating system. Hearings on the bill are scheduled for tomorrow as well.

Americans will spend roughly $5.5 billion this year o...