Week in Review
This week we learn that the studio responsible for Angry Birds not so angry about Chinese piracy, Australia confirms that violent videogames are dangerous and the Australian Attorney General wants to ban violent games.
Australian Attorney General Calls For Violent Videogame Ban
The name Greg Smith may not be as instantly recognizable as, say, Michael Atkinson, but that might be about to change. Despite making hopeful noises about Australia's slow but seemingly inexorable march toward an R18+ videogame rating, Smith, the Attorney General for New South Wales, now says that games like Grand Theft Auto should be banned outright. (Link [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114034-Australian-Attorney-General-Calls-For-Violent-Videogame-Ban])
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This week we learn that the studio responsible for Angry Birds not so angry about Chinese piracy, Australia confirms that violent videogames are dangerous and the Australian Attorney General wants to ban violent games.
Australian Attorney General Calls For Violent Videogame Ban
The name Greg Smith may not be as instantly recognizable as, say, Michael Atkinson, but that might be about to change. Despite making hopeful noises about Australia's slow but seemingly inexorable march toward an R18+ videogame rating, Smith, the Attorney General for New South Wales, now says that games like Grand Theft Auto should be banned outright. (Link [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114034-Australian-Attorney-General-Calls-For-Violent-Videogame-Ban])
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