European Union justice ministers are in talks today to discuss a standardized way of regulating the sale of "killer games" (they're like bees, you see) to children. The hope is to introduce a list of penalties against retailers in selling violent videogames to minors. However, it is up to each country of the Union to decide what is too violent for their own country:

The industry currently operates a self-regulated ratings system for video and computer games. However, retailers in most EU countries are not legally obliged to restrict the sale of adult-classified products. The bloc's 27 member states also differ widely on how they judge unacceptable material.

Germany is thought to be one of the countries that takes advantage of the new penalties, putting the initiative high on their list after a shooting incident concerning an 18 year-old gamer and 11 students at his school. Kim Phu

EU Ministers Discuss Stricter Rules on Sale of 'Killer Games' [Earth Times]

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