New York Bill Aims To Restrict Games Containing Profanity

GamePolitics notes a new bill out of New York which seeks to prohibit "the sale to minors of certain rated video games containing a rating that reflects content of various degrees of profanity, racist stereotypes or derogatory language, and/or actions toward a specific group of persons." It goes on to say: "These games, containing adult images such as morbid violence, rape, alcohol and illegal drug use, as well as other malicious acts, are not appropriate for children under 18. This legislation will regulate the sale of such games." The full text of the bill is available. It also suggests that children who are exposed to in-game crimes are more likely to participate in real-life crime.

Re:Monkey

[Thanshin]

Yes. I did become a street fighter, after all.

No, wait, I didn't.

I wonder what game of my youth was about going to an office and working for hours and hours until my soul died.

Ambiguity

[91degrees]

When I first read the headline, I thought it meant that New York would use profanity to ban games. That could work.

Don't you dare buy that ****ing game, you ****, or I'll ****ing kill you!

Corporate office environment

[troll8901]

Weekday Warrior [smu.edu], about a bored corporate drone struggling against office politics.

RuneScape has lots of resource-gathering activities (fishing, cooking, wood-chopping, etc.) that feels just like work.

Re:Experts?

[pieisgood]

Ridiculous, why would they ask a bear about video games?

Re:Monkey

[tepples]

I wonder what game of my youth was about going to an office and working for hours and hours until my soul died.

Not in an office, but Animal Crossing is damn close.

Re:Monkey

[tepples]

Kids emulating WWF in their backyards

WWF? Isn't that panda wrestling?

Re:Monkey

[internerdj]

I'm getting rock band for my son tomorrow... Daddy's got a new retirement plan. If that fails, I can always get the next one GTA.

Re:outlawing them will NEVER fix anything

[elrous0]

No kidding. Let us not forget what happened a few years back with that damned "Asses of Fire" movie. I don't want to end up at war with Canada again just because we get all touchy about kids hearing some profanity. You just know the Spears and Lohan families would be the first to die if that mess started up again.

Re:Monkey

[Jason Levine]

So *that* is why I'm overweight. All that time playing Pac-Man taught me to go around eating everything in sight. Luckily, it taught me not to eat ghosts (unless I find a power pellet first). Oops. Gotta go. Blinky's getting too close.

Re:Monkey

[WWWWolf]

Not in an office, but Animal Crossing is damn close.

Bah! Animal Crossing is obviously very dangerous and turns people into degenerate fishing bums, up to their ears in debt to the organised crime [vgcats.com]. =)