US Senators Take On The ESRB Over Manhunt 2

eldavojohn writes "Some US Senate members sent a letter to the ESRB asking for 'your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of 'ultraviolent' video games and the advances in game controllers,' the senators wrote. 'We have consistently urged parents to pay attention to the ESRB rating system. We must ensure that parents can rely on the consistency and accuracy of those ratings.' The group of lawmakers were concerned that Manhunt 2 was only given an 'M' rating and instead feel that it should have the 'AO' rating — a rating that only 23 other games have been given and a rating that would cause Sony & Nintendo to restrict it from being released on their consoles."

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laws and videogames are a success story

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i know people like to whine about government screwing up, but when it comes to videogames, despite all the efforts of jack thompson, there are no stupid moralistic limits on the law books. the subject matter is actually a success story. some of you need to lose your permanent grumpiness on the us government, and celebrate a small record of victory:

Most Laws Attempting Limits of Violent Videogames Fail

i'm not saying stop being vigilant. i'm saying, stop being grumpy. this is a ray of light here