Headlines - Byron review recommends more bureaucrats

[HEXUS]

Government commissioned report recommends creating a new quango, with punitive powers, to monitor video games and children’s internet use

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[G4Z]

Well, I have read a bit about this and she really hasn't come up with anything new has she?

Also, I find it odd that there is all this banging on about needing BBFC ratings on games when we already have that in place. I would have been quite refreshed if she had gotten to the root of the whole issue which is the fact that its the parents who buy all this stuff its the parents who are responsible. Games are made for adults, and if you don't want little johnny playing Manhunt then don't buy him it.

I also noticed on GMTV or BBC (I was very hungover I can't remember which) this morning they mentioned that story with the kid who was killed with a hammer and neglected to mention it was the victim who owned the game and not the perpetrator.

No doubt we will see another 'crackdown' in response to all of this, I mean 'crackdowns' solve everything, even imaginary problems, don't they?`

[grayg1]

This country is run by a bunch of idiots

[bug850-4300]

they should have a rating system, which means that you can't buy a gory game if your iq is less than 110 etc...
that would weed out the chavs who can't tell the difference between A.S.B.O. 2 and real life mk1

[Biscuit]

they should have a rating system, which means that you can't buy a gory game if your iq is less than 110 etc...
that would weed out the chavs who can't tell the difference between A.S.B.O. 2 and real life mk1

LOL a test to see if you have enough intelligence TO NOT COPY WHAT U SEE ON TV/FILMS OR COMPUTER GAMES. I do sometimes wonder if the psychologists who claim that 'people' DO go along with the monkey see monkey do sociology theories would actually have high enough IQs to pass it themselves (i feel a good rant brewing up!)

Personally im getting pretty sick of all these BS government sectors controlling what people can and cant do, dont they realize all that making things taboo does is make them more desirable to adolescent kids!? We have all been there so we all know, there is no big secret behind it.
When games have to go through all these damned procedures to make sure they are 'safe' and they occationally break that boundry of 'could possibly make a person go and murder their own parents if they play it', all it really does it get media hype when in actual fact the games are rarely that interesting. You think quite the volume of kids would even really know that much about it if it wasnt all over the news?

Most people no matter what the age are affected by so many other actually traumatisng things in their regulalr human life that may cause them to commit a violent crime or whatever and yes i suppose it is possible for a computer game to tip them over the edge... but that goes for anything. If a child has got possesion of an 18+ videogame then... how has he got it... as G4Z says THE PARENTS, the people who genrally mould the majority of the childs life, the people who choose what the child can and cant do until he is old and mature enough to do it himself IN THEORY.

I think the Government are focussing their power and our money in the wrong damned places. if they want to make this country a safer place for children, get a sector which deals with parents who have no control over their children and do something about the fact that kids can get away with watever they want AND THEY KNOW IT!

[Scott B]

Awesome rant bisuit.

Here's an easy question: which games publisher has actively courted adverse publicity for its games which, as a direct result of it, have sold in silly amounts and is itself now being drooled over by EA?

Clue: BBC NEWS | Technology | Rockstar is EA 'primary interest'

[Biscuit]

Lol! What an AWESOME game it is aswell

Talking of adverse publicity, maybe stricter rules on advertisement ALL ROUND is a good idea, i would happily pay more tax if it meant they took some of the godaweful adverts off the screen