FTC: "Video Game Self Regulation Works"

Itesh writes "Following an established trend, a Federal Trade Commission undercover shopper survey found that video game retailers continue to enforce most vigorously the ratings governing age and content that were established by the entertainment media industry. Music CD retailers lag far behind movie theaters, as well as movie DVD and video game retailers, in preventing unaccompanied children under age 17 from purchasing entertainment intended for mature audiences."

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Re:Duh!

[houghi]

People would laugh at the idea of mandatory age-ratings on books, so why do they accept it on movies and games?

Reminds me when I wanted to see a movie and was not allowed in. I then just bought the book and that had WAY MORE explicit sex and violence then the movie.

Also see what Zappa said way back:
http://downlode.org/Etext/zappa.html and for those too lazy to read: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc

Talking about songs and not video games, but same difference.