New York Governor approves tightened video game regulations

Iria · Jul 23, 2008, 11:24 PM

New York Governor David Patterson yesterday approved a bill that will make ESRB video game ratings mandatory, require parental controls in consoles, and fund a study of the correlation between in-game and real-life acts of violence.
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Source: BetaNews

**Mousey** · Jul 23, 2008, 11:29 PM

The people that want to put a stop to games are people who aren't gamers themselves, and never have been. For some of us gaming is all we've got, the reason we don't need a solution is because we don't have a problem. The sooner people realise this and just butt out, the easier it gets.

Jul 23, 2008, 11:24 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	New York Governor approves tightened video game regulations New York Governor David Patterson yesterday approved a bill that will make ESRB video game ratings mandatory, require parental controls in consoles, and fund a study of the correlation between in-game and real-life acts of violence. _____________ Source: BetaNews

Jul 23, 2008, 11:29 PM	#2
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	The people that want to put a stop to games are people who aren't gamers themselves, and never have been. For some of us gaming is all we've got, the reason we don't need a solution is because we don't have a problem. The sooner people realise this and just butt out, the easier it gets. __________________