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Violent Game Bill Passes in Illinois

by Alec Matias, Jun 02, 2005 6:40am PDT

Bills have been popping up everywhere that try to limit the sales of violent games to children, but all have been defeated in the court system. Illinois will be the next battleground state as their bill just passed through the legislature and only needs to be signed into law by Gov. Rod Blagojevich.. the same person who introduced the bill late last year.

"In today's world, parents face unprecedented challenges in monitoring and protecting their children from harmful influences. This bill will make their job easier," Blagojevich said, praising the House's 106-6 vote. ... But supporters insisted the government has a duty to help parents shield children from violence and sexuality. "Don't let them become the monsters that we see in these violent games," Democratic Rep. Monique Davis said.
Those in the industry don't want to see games become the only form of entertainment media to be under government control, but supporters feel the industry isn't doing enough to prevent Teen and Mature games getting into the hands of children.


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    By: spyrext x
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    Here's another attempt to suppress my natural masculine instinct to prove myself in violent competition or test my character in virtual dangerous situations. Poor boy's gotta be 18 years old before he can shoot someone in a video game, but he can sign up and be shooting REAL people in the military by that time... possibly sooner!

    There's a current trend in our society to remove the balls of every man and replace them with something that dusts the furniture and covers the scent of bad kitty litter. The idea being that when you're finally "an adult" you can make the decision to watch R movies, read porn, and play shoot-em-ups is laughable. Don't these people realize that's a dream inherent in almost every male since the time he's born? Where is modern man to go to find himself and belong with his tribe? Just a joke here, but when you're taking away all the things that make men feel like men you're giving us a generation of boys "raised by women," the government, and TV like Queer Eye. In the end, the kid who's dad let him be a real man and play DOOM3 will come to school and tell all his buddies about the gore and horror, and he'll gain the respect of his fellow 14 year old buddies (moreso than the dude with frosted hair and a fabulous summer wardrobe.) This law will probably have the effect of glorifying violent games more than anything else.

    I guess there's always Madden. (vomit)
    Jun 02, 2005 3:31pm PDT

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    By: ghost hacker x
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    The target market for mature games are people over 18. Most of the target audience for video games in general is between 20 and 35. How will this affect us? Not much I do not think. Another thing that should be considered is how this affects games sold online. Or does it? I may not be able to buy it in the store. But I might be able to get the same "Steam'd" to my computer. So really this only affects retail storefronts?

    I do not think you will see developers cutting content out of their games to get an under 18 rating. Too much is at stake for them. Gamers demand the gore, sex, foul language.

    Get mom or dad to buy the game for you if under 18, and not much can be done. So I really do not think this will change much.
    Jun 02, 2005 9:34am PDT