New York Bill Aims To Restrict Games Containing Profanity 133
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 (Score:5, Funny)
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 (Score:3, Funny)
Don't you dare buy that ****ing game, you ****, or I'll ****ing kill you!
Corporate office environment (Score:3, Funny)
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? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Monkey (Score:5, Funny)
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 (Score:5, Funny)
Kids emulating WWF in their backyards
WWF? Isn't that panda wrestling?
Re:Monkey (Score:4, Funny)
Re:outlawing them will NEVER fix anything (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Monkey (Score:3, Funny)
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 (Score:2, Funny)
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]. =)