The possible American ban on selling violent games to minors?

[Flos]

It won't pass. These kinds of things never do, so I stopped caring about them. Even if they did, there's not much that's going to stop me from buying m-rated games for my non-existent children.

wow you get carded i have walked into a store and bought A rated games when I'm under 18.

Considering no stores even possess A rated games but stores that specialize in this type of thing (ie, porn stores), I question the truthiness of this post.

this was at the time GTA 3 was made A rated cause of the hot coffee mod.

...Pfffffft.

GTA does not count as an A-rated game, even if that was the rating at the time. You silly, silly person.

 

[Lordmarkus]

Can't do that where I live, in fear of the goverment knocking on my door demanding 2,000,000 dollars from me and claiming my loved one (my computer, that is).

Fuck Ipred!

OT: Since I don't give a damn about age restriction over the atlantic I couldn't care less (though I do a little). But if this tumour is spreading then I will gladly grab my big-ass cheese knife.

 

[Debatra]

This just in; Jack Thomson's running for President.

 

[barryween]

:O
NO!!!!!!!
Crap like this is said all the time.
no big deal.
and if this DOES happen, how can they enforce it!? Maybe my mom enjoys killing people at FO3.
They try to do it with porn, and still kids get their hands on it.
And Video Games are easier to find than porn

 

[ArchBlade]

Well, that sounds dandy. The government has no idea the terror they may or may not unleash in doing this. For you see, my boredom driven rampages know no end.

That is, until someone gets some particularly jingly keys.

It'll be great if this goes through and the industry gets screwed up because of all the piracy that will inevitably happen.

Wait, that's bad, right?

 

[Salem_Wolf]

Great, so now if kids commit crimes, it can be blamed on the idiots who ignored the law instead of the video -- wait, this is America, we never blame anyone but media. Crap. On the plus side, I'm 22, I can buy whatever game I want, and if I think my kids (when that day comes) can handle a violent video game, I'll probably buy it for myself first anyway.

 

[KP Shadow]

This isn't just limited to FPS's, TPS's, and games like that. This is referring to violent games, not M- and AO-rated games. If you enterpret this in a certain way, this means all games where you can damage other characters, and other characters can damage you. This means all games except for puzzle games, minigame collections, rhythm games, some platforming games, some racing games, and some sports games will all be illegal to buy for minors. Including the generally innocent and "kiddy" stuff like Mario, Pikmin, LoZ, Pokemon, even KIRBY, the "kiddiest" of all game series, would be banned. This may be from four years ago, but it could pop up again.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Can't do that where I live, in fear of the goverment knocking on my door demanding 2,000,000 dollars from me and claiming my loved one (my computer, that is).

Fuck Ipred!

OT: Since I don't give a damn about age restriction over the atlantic I couldn't care less (though I do a little). But if this tumour is spreading then I will gladly grab my big-ass cheese knife.

Have you by any chance heard of the new Ipredator? It basically works in that every information from downloaded material gets directly send to a specific computer. This computer encrypts this and then erases all history. I don't trust it enough, but I know some who do.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Well, that sounds dandy. The government has no idea the terror they may or may not unleash in doing this. For you see, my boredom driven rampages know no end.

That is, until someone gets some particularly jingly keys.

It'll be great if this goes through and the industry gets screwed up because of all the piracy that will inevitably happen.

Wait, that's bad, right?

Clear the area, and get the jingliest keys! We must distract him! *evacuates the area and assembles the entire military force*

 

[Lordmarkus]

Can't do that where I live, in fear of the goverment knocking on my door demanding 2,000,000 dollars from me and claiming my loved one (my computer, that is).

Fuck Ipred!

OT: Since I don't give a damn about age restriction over the atlantic I couldn't care less (though I do a little). But if this tumour is spreading then I will gladly grab my big-ass cheese knife.

Have you by any chance heard of the new Ipredator? It basically works in that every information from downloaded material gets directly send to a specific computer. This computer encrypts this and then erases all history. I don't trust it enough, but I know some who do.

I've heard of it but I don't use any of those blocking programs. I think it's too much trouble since I don't download so much.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

*Sigh*

Hopefully it won't happen. I mean why can't people realize that video game is just a scapegoat. While people are blaming video games for all the violence in the world movies are becoming more violent then ever.

 

[mikecoulter]

Oh dear America, oh dear.

What happened to the land of the free?

 

[SnowCold]

Maybe then publishers would realese games in PAL befoe the USA...

 

[Sovvolf]

Haahaahaa I doubt it will ever get through, a good few years ago when Gaming was just a "Thing" a small hobby, then yeah it would get through but now, video games, there a universally accepted form of media and entertainment, they bring in a lot of cash, there not going to up and ban parents from buying there children these games, children play these games just as much as adults and they contribute alot of money into the industry. Sure they have a few copy cat gamers who go about imitating what happens in games, but you get alot more copy cats from movies but you don't see them banning parents from buying DVDs.

 

[Jedoro]

That's bullshit. If kids can get into R-rated movies with their parents buying the tickets, then parents should be allowed to buy their kids some M-rated games.

okay, but it will be your fault should he or she do anything violent that the media can pin on videogames, and you must accept full responsibility for buying your little timmy who is 6 a game meant for 18+ players.

That would be fine, but stupid parents buy their kids these games and then blame the game itself instead of taking responsibility, and that's what really makes me mad.

 

[BrEnNo1023]

Two Tennesee kids shot rifles at cars and killed a man, citing GTA as their reason.

How, precisely, did these kids acquire GTA? Either someone a retalier screwed up or their parents did.

Fun story: GAME refused to sell me Mirror's Edge (16+ game) because I didn't have ID on me, despite the fact I was 18 at the time. Mildly annoying, but goes to show that retailers aren't all soulless vendors who sell to anyone.

Edit: Soleless? Vendors without the bottom of their shoes? Methinks Amnestic has been awake too long.

Okay, let's see here...THOUSANDS of crimes are committed each year due to alcohol abuse (a perfectly legal taxed substance) BUT...BUT when a couple of children blame a video game because they're too scared to own up to the crime they committed, EVERYBODY is in uproar and all of a sudden the game is a disgusting and horrible and needlessly violent product.

THOUSANDS of crimes and accidents and deaths happen involving cars and motorcycles and trucks, BUT a school shooting that is BLAMED on A VIDEO GAME causes people like Jack Thompson to try to start revolutions.

How come every time somebody drives home drunk and dies in a car-crash, nobody ever tries to BAN ALCOHOL AND CARS???

What's wrong with this picture?

There's no scantily clad model advertising your point of view in an effort to make more people buy your produc...argument.

We'll call them Debate Dames and have them stood by our booths advertising our arguments of choice.

interesting thought.
and then we can charge a fee if people want to come up to our booths and put their opinion forth. i was thinking of badges as a reward for whoever comes up with the most intelligent and open-minded response..and maybe coffee mugs with their response printed on the side.
They'll have to pay for those too, though. of course. money makes the world go round..