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  • Ok... first off I am a 28 y/o gamer who plays just about ever game I see as possibly enjoyable. And honestly I sort of want this to come about and happen. Ill tell ya why...

    The article mentions a rating system, however they said it works. Yeah it works when a kid comes into the store by himself and tryâ€™s to buy a game that is rated M for mature. But when mommy comes in and buys that game for him how is that system working? I actually got into an argument with a woman last fall when she asked for a copy of Modern Warfare 2 for her 8 year old son. The kid didn't even know how to keep his own face clean as he slobbered down on an ice cream cone. I went on about how the game is about warfare and only contains violence. Her response and Iâ€™ve found this typical "it keeps him quiet while we are at home and that is all I could care about."

    So tell me how the system works? Parents nag and complain about the content these games have and a rating system gets put into place. Now itâ€™s been there for years and to this day I have not met a parent in a game store who gives a hot damn what he rating is, it keeps the kid quiet and that is all they care about.

    So I guess in a way I donâ€™t want this law to come about but these parents need to be held accountable for buying M rated games for their under 18 y/o children.

    But regardless, banning content in a game make those who want that to happen look completely retarded. Like take Cali for instance, the biggest movie producing state and yet there is much worse content in those movies then in these games. Why is it politicians always want their damn cake and be able to eat it too? how about worrying about getting the economy back on track, get some more jobs put together to get these people who have been out of work for the last 1-2 years because of the lack of economy... kids will always be kids and they will always get their hands on dirty content from the internet or movies or whatever... hell violence can be found on the daily new channels all day long.

  • The main problem with the law is that it address the sale of "M" rated games to children.
    But the whole idea is to keep these titles away from children.
    Sense this is the idea you would have to have the law prevent the sale of "M" rated titles to anyone who may purchase them for a child as well.
    Anyone who has worked retail knows parents are the ones who purchase "M" titles for kids.
    Unless California is going to start a prosecuting parents and charging them with child abuse for getting there child a "M" title game they should just drop this law.
    Governments need to let adults make there own decisions for themselves and there children.