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The Video Game Industry Goes Political

Posted by samzenpus on from the president-diablo dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The video game industry is finally forming a PAC by the end of March to get some political clout. A story in The New York Times yesterday reports that the video game industry has finally woken up and realized that in order to stay strong going forward, it can't rely on 13-year-old pimple-faced kids to promote its agenda."

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  1. What? by LeoDavinci578 · · Score: 5, Funny

    it can't rely on 13-year-old pimple-faced kids to promote its agenda I thought I was doing a pretty damn good job you insensitive clod!
    1. Re:What? by donscarletti · · Score: 5, Funny

      13 year old lobbyist's Letter to Congress: H4l0 3 r00ls, 1f j00 d0n'7 LiK3 1t, j00 5uXx0rZ n00b!

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      When Argumentum ad Hominem falls short, try Argumentum ad Matrem
    2. Re:What? by sumdumass · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unfortunately, the congress critters would read that as "No more video game more violent then halo".

  2. Careful! by Tr3vin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make sure that the supply of invincibility stars and 1-up mushrooms doesn't fall into the wrong hands...

  3. Job Title? by DeadboltX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is someone who is in this PAC known as a PAC-man?

  4. Re:How about a Gamer's Bill Of Rights? by secretwhistle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Article 2: There shall be *copious* save points in RPGs always close to the player. Note: 45 minutes away across the Chasm Of Despair and on the other side of Mount Doom is not "close". Failure to do so earns the developers a punch in the balls, and another one 30 minutes later.


    Make sure the ball-punching is long and unskippable.
  5. Re:"13 year old pimple faces" by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have two young boys (age 1 and age 3) who like to watch me play nearly any videogame I throw in (they're big fans of the Katamari series).

    Jesus tits, it's people like you that enable the think-of-the-children advocates. By the time your kids grow up scientists will probably have found out that K.D. is the thalidomide of our generation.

  6. Re:Why not state it plainly? by Melbourne+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny

    They've decided to form an organization to pool resources and pay off politicians.
    Funny, I always used to think this (corporate lobbying) was a bad thing. But now that it's for something I care about, I'm all for it!
  7. Re:How about a Gamer's Bill Of Rights? by jimicus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, if nothing else such a proposal would probably work wonders for the proportion of men:women in the games industry.

  8. Re:MAFIAA again by High+Hat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder how gamers think it will fare better than the MPAA and RIAA. This association will promote antipiracy laws, outlaw P2P and favor big editors. Mark my works. Like Emacs? Right, that's one hell of a video game...