Interview with 'Anti-Gamer' Senator Leland

strwrsxprt writes "Game Almighty recently had the chance to speak with Senator Leland Yee about his views on the validity of California Assembly Bill 1179, which was designed to criminalize the sale of Mature rated games to minors and require retailers to keep Mature games separated from other games. He also shares his thoughts on everything from the effectiveness of the ESRB and the place AO games have in the market, to the movie industry and their rating standards in relation to games. His answers might just surprise you."

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M / R vs. AO / NC-17

[brunes69]

I fully support this bill **IF** the classifications for movies and video games are held to the same standard.

Ie If Manhunt is an 'AO' game, and the next GTA is an 'AO' game, then then entire Die-Hard series should be re-classified as NC-17. Similarly for the majority of horror films, such as the current 30 days of night, for example.

The REAL problem is that there is a double-standard.

Re:Smarter replies than I expected

[Sciros]

Yes indeed, I was spreading FUD due to laziness. It's a "maximum fine of $1000" or something like that; not jail time.

Yeah banning Manhunt 2 is lame, even though it is totally a rubbish game and shouldn't have been made in the first place.