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After passing through the Utah House and Senate with flying colors, Jack Thompson's video game.movie bill has been vetoed by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman. More »
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The Entertainment Software Association wants Minnesotans to be outraged, and maybe they should be. After the state pursued an obviously unconstitutional video game law in 2006 that sought to penalize minors who purchase or rent M or AO rated video games, the ESA was forced to challenge the law. They were successful, and the state had to pony up $65,000 in legal fees to the ESA for their effort. More »
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Germany is leading the charge for standardizing rules regarding violent video games across the European Union. The country has perceived a massive rise in video game related violence as of late (which happens when you start looking for video game links to every crime that occurs) has recently proposed a law in their own country banning any game that depicts violence against humans. Since they are calling for standardized rules, one can easily assume they would like to see the same sort of law adapted across the whole of Europe. More »
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Two German states have drafted a gaming bill that would make the Unnamable One proud. The proposed bill would levy hefty fines and jail time for anyone who develops, distributes, or even plays a game that includes "cruel violence on humans or human-looking characters". The draft comes in response to the German school shooting that occurred last month, in which a Counter-Strike player stormed the building, wounded upwards of 40 people, and then took his own life. Main sponsor of the proposal, Minister of the Interior Gunther Beckstein, had this to say: More »
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