Video Game Regulation On The Way?

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it seems to me that people are now getting jealous of the so "recession proof industry" i suspect that because every other industry is suffering from the recession and cutting thousands of jobs now they wanna force this onto the video game industry because they cant handle the competition.

of FL 8:23PM January 24, 2009

Whats next movies...what about all the rap videos and things like that...they show aggressive content as well but there is no reulation with that

steve of MD 10:01AM January 15, 2009

You've got to be kidding me. Start labeling games like surgeon general warnings on cigarettes. Shouldn't it be the parents responsibility of the parents to purchase the game and limit the amount of playtime their kid gets on the game.
Imagine had this not been reported and swept under the rug and passed. I appreciate what that it got brought to our attention.
I guess his district in Califona is not going through these tough economic times the rest of the state is. This must be what the people in his district want.

Lee of CA 8:17AM January 15, 2009

This was obviously written by a soccer mom who doesn't know hot to be a parent and blames it on media. While most things here are accurate,they state "Much like the Internet, video games are part of a last frontier (some would say Wild West) of loose regulation. Sure, there are the ESRB ratings, but they seem far less important to the video game industry than the motion picture ratings. But also like the Internet, there is extraordinary pressure for more restrictions to be imposed" witch is an utter lie the ESRB are WaY WAY stricter than the movie ratings guys. There's PG-13 rated movies with full frontal nudity lets find a game that's rated "t" with full frontal nudity....oh wait there's no such thing! Also only irresponsible parents expose there children to games of inappropriate ratings Then blame it on the game designers like it's there fault that there kids think zombies are real. I'm so sick of this miss-leading shit...

A Knowlagable Person of AZ 11:37PM January 14, 2009

After all, there is nothing else more important going on in the world or this country today. So, turning our attention to video games is a great diversion. Sorta breaks up the boredom, don't you think?

HillbillyBill of TN 4:03PM January 14, 2009

Please don't let this happen! We can change this people! Go to videogamevoters.com and fight for your right to play! The video game industry is one of the last to hold out against the recession, but if this senator gets his way that may change. Violent video games don't MAKE kids agressive. Maybe the studies should take into account that more violent children buy more violent video games, the violent child will like them, yes, but they cannot turn a sweet, gentle child into a monster, no. Maybe they should make senators pass a child psychology course, since they all seem so worried about our children's minds, they should at least put some effort into KNOWING the child's mind. Don't punish us for their stupidity, please. I use violent video games to AVOID violence in real life. I can let my stress out on pixels instead of people. Take that away and a lot more people will be committing REAL life violence, I can almost guarantee it. Let us have our stress management...please.

Lauren of 12:48PM January 14, 2009