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Prime Minister to review videogames legislation

by Steven Williamson on 5 September 2007, 09:50

Tags: Nintendo (TYO:7974)

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If I were a betting man, I'd bet that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown knows extremely little about the world of videogames, but that hasn't prevented him from joining in the debate with Conservative leader, David Cameron, who last week released a dossier calling for developers to take responsibility for "casual violence, the gang culture and the degradation of women" in videogames.

BBFC spokesperson Sue Clark responded to the criticisms of the Conservative leader by stating that the classification guidelines currently in place are "based on what the public deems acceptable" and that they "feel confident that they have public consent on how they deal with issues such as gun and knife crime."

In response to Cameron and the apparent concerns from parents regarding children being 'exposed to harmful violence and sexual imagery in games and on the internet', Gordon Brown has now jumped on the bandwagon saying that he will review the current legislation and 'study whether new rules are needed on advertising and sale of violent games to them.'

Source:: The Mirror


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Posted by SuicidaL - Wed 05 Sep 2007 09:54
that's because there all a bunch of nobeads who haven't got the first clue. i love a good fragging session as much as the next man and the more gore the better, but it doesn't make me wanna go and do somebody over in the one of may various ways possible.

it's just a convenient excuse to cover their own cock-ups :angst:

why don't they just go a fix the things that they are supposed to……………….i forgot they cock most of that up as well.

one name for them…….t00sers
Posted by Steve - Wed 05 Sep 2007 10:06
'…calling for developers to take responsibility for “casual violence, the gang culture and the degradation of women” in videogames.'

It's appalling how little of this there is in games. Developers should strive to increase it.
Posted by Ferral - Wed 05 Sep 2007 10:06
Think they need to be doing something wit regards to minors getting hold of the games. BBFC can slap an 18 on something but a youngster can still get hold of it due to parents and friends that are old enough. More awareness I think needs to be put at the forefront to help stop minors getting hold of stuff they shouldn't be playing.

I have passwords on all the exe files for the games on my system to stop my 3 going on when I'm not about and playing / seeing stuff they shouldn't.
Posted by pollaxe - Wed 05 Sep 2007 10:09
Deep joy.. The National Nanny comes to smack our hands again. Parental responsibility is key, as above. You can't really legislate for that.
Posted by Troopa - Wed 05 Sep 2007 10:14
SuicidaL
that's because there all a bunch of nobeads who haven't got the first clue. i love a good fragging session as much as the next man and the more gore the better, but it doesn't make me wanna go and do somebody over in the one of may various ways possible.

it's just a convenient excuse to cover their own cock-ups :angst:

why don't they just go a fix the things that they are supposed to……………….i forgot they cock most of that up as well.

one name for them…….t00sers

Surely if you are going to be negative towards the new PM you should atleast learn to spell correctly the words you try and use to flame the story. Perhaps the PM will introduce mandatory spelling tests for ADULT rated games and then not so many people like yourself will be cluttering up the servers..

I actually welcome any further regulation in this area. Not because there is a factual causal link between video games and actual violence, but because if more games were classified/enforced correctly, then more young people under age would have to concentrate on schoolwork, which video games are a major distraction from..

However to simply call the current administration turds without actually reading the substance of any proposed intervention, then you are merely another US type Redneck who believes gun ownership for all is a constitutional right..

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