wraggster
January 12th, 2009, 19:09
A new congressional bill would require that a label be placed on any title rated Teen or higher, warning consumers of violence in videogames. The label would appear on both retail and digitally distributed games.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), is titled the Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2009 and would create a new rule in the federal government's Consumer Product Safety Commission that would place this label on all games rated T or higher:
WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.
The blog GamePolitics.com, run by an arm of the Entertainment Consumers Association, says Baca has proposed videogame related bills in the past, none of which have passed. Last year, Baca sponsored a bill that would have required Federal Trade Commission to report on the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's effectiveness.
The Video Game Health Labeling Act is co-sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/943/943996p1.html
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), is titled the Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2009 and would create a new rule in the federal government's Consumer Product Safety Commission that would place this label on all games rated T or higher:
WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.
The blog GamePolitics.com, run by an arm of the Entertainment Consumers Association, says Baca has proposed videogame related bills in the past, none of which have passed. Last year, Baca sponsored a bill that would have required Federal Trade Commission to report on the Entertainment Software Ratings Board's effectiveness.
The Video Game Health Labeling Act is co-sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/943/943996p1.html