arstechnica.com— ?The current video game ratings system needs improvement,? Brownback said, ?because reviewers do not see the full content of games and don?t even play the games they are supposed to rate."
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This will never happen, it's government trying to stick their grimy mitts where they aren't wanted because parent are still too damn lazy to actually do any parenting. (says the guy who's not a parent... haha)ESRB already fines the HELL out of game companies if the game developer doesn't present everything to them that might piss off the parents, but since they only review a video tape, they usually don't hear about the offending material until some parent catches Johnny running over his 100'th hooker.Too many games in our industry, to keep costs down there's a little trust involved between ESRB and game companies, but it's in everyones interest to make sure the game is rated correctly as it is. We don't need more hand holding.I still fall back on the argument... Look at DVDs! Only reason they aren't under this kind of fire is because the movie industry is getting their asses handed too them by the gaming industry.
"[...] this new law would make the people working in game ratings pick up a controller themselves. "Well when the f**k are the parents and/or politicians going to pick up the damn controllers? They base all of THEY'RE opinions about a game based on what they hear about it or what they see on TV. ...sounds kind of hypocritical to ask the ESRB to do more...
@ImTheDarkcyde That's a great point. The reviews WOULD have been the same. So how does this solve anything? If nothing else, it'd increase the cost of games... :(
How long would it take them to evaluated Oblivion? its next to endless. The Ratings work fine, the week link is the parents that buy the games for their kids that are completely inappropriate.
At the end of the day, this legislation can only hurt the industry. People freaked out about hot coffee and people like Jack Thompson fed the fire and now we (the gamers and the industry) are going to suffer for it. Until there are more knowledgable and tech savvy people rising in the ranks of government, the industry is going to have to try to explain how interactive software works to people who believe the Internet is a series of tubes.What about sandbox games that allow the user to create the content? Will the developers have to create censorship within the user created content of gaming? When Spore comes out, is Will Wright's team going to have to take time to code censor bars on creatures with sexually suggestive anatomy?
Senator Sam Brownnose, …I mean Brownback, is a moron. [Just another RUB…(repub), trying to jump on any little thing to get his sad-little-name in the papers.] He has NO IDEA what his talking about. DOES HE PLAY VIDEO GAMES? No? Then shut the hell up!NOBODY can play ALL the video games that are produced? It’s impossible. There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of titles that get released every year. Most games are just garbage, released by the studio to make a quick buck (and it shows), which makes-up 80% easy. 10% are just OK. The other 10% (maybe, 5%) are excellent and well done games with re-play value.I wouldn’t subject my worst enemy, to hundreds and hundreds of hours of totally horrible (and boring) game play, button mashing and completely predictable story lines and weak endings. That’s just WRONG!Why doesn’t Senator Brownnose… Brownback, try his hand at 30 hours of the “Lizzy McGuire Game” for the GBA, then tell us if there’s anything suspect, before he leaps out of the nearest window – from boredom.
xxshadowstormxxSep 28, 2006
Retarded.How in the world are they going to play MMO's in their "entirety"?It would take forever for games to get on store shelves.Politicians...
android8675Sep 28, 2006
This will never happen, it's government trying to stick their grimy mitts where they aren't wanted because parent are still too damn lazy to actually do any parenting. (says the guy who's not a parent... haha)ESRB already fines the HELL out of game companies if the game developer doesn't present everything to them that might piss off the parents, but since they only review a video tape, they usually don't hear about the offending material until some parent catches Johnny running over his 100'th hooker.Too many games in our industry, to keep costs down there's a little trust involved between ESRB and game companies, but it's in everyones interest to make sure the game is rated correctly as it is. We don't need more hand holding.I still fall back on the argument... Look at DVDs! Only reason they aren't under this kind of fire is because the movie industry is getting their asses handed too them by the gaming industry.
jojodilioSep 28, 2006
"[...] this new law would make the people working in game ratings pick up a controller themselves. "Well when the f**k are the parents and/or politicians going to pick up the damn controllers? They base all of THEY'RE opinions about a game based on what they hear about it or what they see on TV. ...sounds kind of hypocritical to ask the ESRB to do more...
jojodilioSep 28, 2006
@ImTheDarkcyde That's a great point. The reviews WOULD have been the same. So how does this solve anything? If nothing else, it'd increase the cost of games... :(
ascusSep 28, 2006
How long would it take them to evaluated Oblivion? its next to endless. The Ratings work fine, the week link is the parents that buy the games for their kids that are completely inappropriate.
fiberspySep 29, 2006
It doesn't need to be changed. Parents need to READ the back of the damn box and WATCH what their own kids play!
carboneclecticSep 29, 2006
At the end of the day, this legislation can only hurt the industry. People freaked out about hot coffee and people like Jack Thompson fed the fire and now we (the gamers and the industry) are going to suffer for it. Until there are more knowledgable and tech savvy people rising in the ranks of government, the industry is going to have to try to explain how interactive software works to people who believe the Internet is a series of tubes.What about sandbox games that allow the user to create the content? Will the developers have to create censorship within the user created content of gaming? When Spore comes out, is Will Wright's team going to have to take time to code censor bars on creatures with sexually suggestive anatomy?
crlakeSep 30, 2006
Tell it like it is... Brother!
crlakeSep 30, 2006
Senator Sam Brownnose, …I mean Brownback, is a moron. [Just another RUB…(repub), trying to jump on any little thing to get his sad-little-name in the papers.] He has NO IDEA what his talking about. DOES HE PLAY VIDEO GAMES? No? Then shut the hell up!NOBODY can play ALL the video games that are produced? It’s impossible. There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of titles that get released every year. Most games are just garbage, released by the studio to make a quick buck (and it shows), which makes-up 80% easy. 10% are just OK. The other 10% (maybe, 5%) are excellent and well done games with re-play value.I wouldn’t subject my worst enemy, to hundreds and hundreds of hours of totally horrible (and boring) game play, button mashing and completely predictable story lines and weak endings. That’s just WRONG!Why doesn’t Senator Brownnose… Brownback, try his hand at 30 hours of the “Lizzy McGuire Game” for the GBA, then tell us if there’s anything suspect, before he leaps out of the nearest window – from boredom.