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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

Senator proposes total ban on violent games

Well it had to happen sooner or later. Last year, senators throughout the US busied themselves attempting to restrict the sale of violent games to minors - you may remember that Arnold Schwarzenegger oversaw the implementation of a violent videogame bill in California last October. Well now State Senator Tommy Kilby of Wartburg, Tennessee has put forward a bill making violent games illegal to everyone.

"The bill states games depicting violence against anyone including authority figures, such as police, should be outlawed," explains Wate.com. Gamesindustry.biz elaborates on a story which seems all too predictable.

Of course, the bill has little chance of being accepted and this may be about one senator merely attempting to raise his profile, but it's an interesting glimpse at where the conservative agenda may be heading this year.

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