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more about #congress LilSpitfire: On the way to work, there is a billboard advertising Left 4 Dead 2. It kind of shocked me because I've honestly never seen a video game being advertis... more » Bluestar2k9: sad thing is, the people that need to read this, never will. wont see this on fox, yahoo, twitter. nothing. so the people we need to get to sit down a... more » methan69: Huh, I'd be interested to see how responsible the actual ads are though. This thought is provoked by the Gamesradar top 7 overtly sexist videogame ad... more » Jedi Niltag: So if the gaming industry is doing well to keep M rated games away from minors... when do we get Tracy Jordon's pornographic video game. I mean the mi... more » Baconrath: I'm glad the ESRB have updated (I hope) their rating stuff 'cause I've seen games rated E with violence...and then ones rated T with violence and comi... more » GnatB: That's sorta surprising, I would have thought that books/literature would have gotten the best rating. I mean, when was the last time you heard of som... more » Elizer777: They need a study to see if parents actually know what all this means... lot of kids playing online games they shouldn't... If myself, 10 years ago, ... more » Adhominem: Report that Fox News. You yellow-bellied bastards! more » (Starman) NONAME: Finally, some positive news about the ESRB (from the government of all places) which I'd never thought I'd see. more » cat. bus. - Die bad robots! Die!: I'm all for this, anything that makes the gaming industry look responsible. You know. Instead of demonizing it. more » Shadow: *pat on the back* Now when does Manhunt 3 come out? more » madammina: WOOHOO! Finally, legitimate proof of what we have been saying for years. ESRB rocks. more » BigManMalone: I guess this is "good," except insofar as it acknowledges that the government has a legitimate concern in video games. more » RockyRan: Well, here's a shocker. For once, a group not affiliated with video games actually APPLAUDS at the industry's handling of M-rated content. Didn't thin... more » somarix: Figures. Today I saw a huge poster/ad of Durex downtown, at a place where 100k people pass by daily. It was jeans, covering a right butt-cheek, with a... more » Jack Phrahzt: The ESRB sure as hell beats the MPAA, which keeps its standards for rating films a secret from both the filmmakers that submit their work and the movi... more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Alright, now to sweep this under the rug... *shifty eyes* more » Friedhamster: Well done ESRB, well done. more » Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh: Ahh...good news on the internet. Which can mean only one thing. It won't be long now until someone comes here entirely enraged by it and turns it in... more » Shin-san: Now if they can do something about "render targets" and prerendered cutscenes in advertisements... more » -
#esrb
FTC Report Lauds Game Industry as the 'Most Responsible' Entertainment Marketer
The Federal Trade Commission, in a report to Congress, lauds the video games industry as best among all entertainment producers when it comes to responsible marketing and advertising. More » -
#lucasarts
Former LucasArts President Running For Congress
Jim Ward, former president of LucasArts, is running as a Republican to represent Arizona's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's election, according to Ward's official election site. More » -
#warninggameviolence
Congressman Calls For Health Warnings On Violent Games
Do violent video games need health warning labels? California congressman Joe Baca thinks so, and he's introduced legislation that would make them mandatory. More » -
#notagain
Second Life Goes Before Congress
Hat tip to OriontheSmiter for pulling this up — don't know how the royal we missed it, seeing as how it took place on April Fool's (really). But a House of Representatives telecommunications subcommittee held a hearing on online virtual worlds April 1, and that included the requisite avatar-making and getting-hip-with-the-kids by the panel members. More »
