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ID Required to Purchase Games
CsiDano writes "The Ontario goverment has finally taken action and made a tangible move to make it harder for kids to acquire violent video games by requiring an ID to be presented with all game purchases." From the article: "Normally, only feature films would carry an R rating in Ontario. But Consumer Minister Jim Watson says it's time game retailers played by the same rules. They'll face penalties for letting kids under the age of 18 access adult games. Ontario is not alone in its crackdown. Manitoba and Nova Scotia have also taken steps to make it harder for minors to access violent video games."
Besy Buy asked me for my ID when I bought Half-Life 2, and I thought it was great. The guy even asked me if I had read the minimum system requirements to make sure my computer could play the game. Now, that had no effect on me, but I could see some non-computer savvy person realizing that their computer sucked ass or something, and deciding not to buy the game right then, rather than returning it later and becoming a "devil" to BB.