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The European Union's executive body is giving the industry two years to come up with an industry code of conduct to protect children from violent images. Reuters reports the EU executive has the power to propose legislation and impose restrictions on violent games, but is giving the industry a couple years to self regulate before it threatens to step in.
EU Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva wins the quote-of-the-day award for saying, "When children go out to play today they enter the world of joysticks. We are not quite sure where they go and there is real anxiety from parents." Here's an idea: Talk to your children and ask ... or better yet, try some of the games yourself! For the EU commission to get off the industry's back it would like to see the Pan European Games Information (PEGI) symbols become familiar to the public. The clock is ticking, Europe.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Japanese children should be prevented from using their mobile phones for anything other than talking to protect them from harmful influences, according to an advisory panel to the government.
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| ESRB reminds parents GTA IV isn't for children |  Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, Business
The ESRB and National Institute on Media and the Family would like to remind (naïve) parents that Grand Theft Auto IV is not a [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Apr-2008 by Alexander Sliwinski in esrbgrand-theft-auto-ivgrandtheftautoivgta-ivgtaivnational-institute-on-media-and-the-family
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| AOL Schools Parents On Gaming At PlaySavvy [Parents] | | AOL has officially launched PlaySavvy.com, a new website aimed at informing curious parents about the games their children play and generating revenue from ads aimed at this lucrative demographic. PlaySavvy.com will provide features such as Gaming 101, a comprehensive guide to ratin [..] Read complete article | | Published 01-Dec-2008 by Mike Fahey in Parents AOL Children Esrb News Ratings Safety Websites
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| ESA Prez Gallagher: Industry Must Not Abandon Its Base [E308] | | The industry must not forget the audience that made it what it is, warned ESA president Mike Gallagher during his keynote address at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit. Gallagher looked back on the ways that the video game industry has grown and expanded in recent years, with games reaching [..] Read complete article | | Published 16-Jul-2008 by Leigh Alexander in E308 Esa Industry mike gallagher Original
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| Miyamoto Receiving 2009 ESA Champion Award [Shigeru Miyamoto] | | It's almost time for this years "Nite To Unite for Kids" dinner, the ESA Foundation's annual fund raising event for children's charities. The event honors members of the industry who have made a great impact on the lives of children with the ESA Champion Award, with past recipi [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Sep-2008 by Mike Fahey in Shigeru Miyamoto Award Charity Esa News Nite to Unite For Kids
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| Parents Fear GTA More Than Sex And Alcohol [Grand Theft Auto] | | Back in my days as a teen, my parents weren't afraid of anything as far as I was concerned, but not all 15-year-olds are 6'6" with a goatee. Today's parents have plenty to worry about in fact, though a recent survey performed at the family-focused consumer game site What They Play seems to indicate their [..] Read complete article | | Published 11-Aug-2008 by Mike Fahey in Grand Theft Auto Alcohol Drugs News Parents Porn Violence
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