British MPs find Modern Warfare 2 “shocking”, “repulsive”
British MPs are apparently not impressed with Activision‘s Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360). Keith Vaz, noted anti-game politician, has made comments about the game to the Daily Mail, saying he is “absolutely shocked” at the game’s violence.
British MPs are apparently not impressed with Activision‘s Modern Warfare 2 (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360). Keith Vaz, noted anti-game politician, has made comments about the game to the Daily Mail, saying he is “absolutely shocked” at the game’s violence.
Said Vaz, “I am absolutely shocked by the level of violence in this game and am particularly concerned about how realistic the game itself looks.” That last bit right there about the game looking realistic is actually a compliment to the game, I don’t think he realized.
Shock and awe
But it’s not all bad for video games in UK. They found a champ in the form of West Bromwich East Labour MP Tom Watson, who took to Facebook and set up a group called Gamer’s Voice. This group is billed as “unashamedly pro-video games”. In order to join, you have to answer the question: “Are you sick of UK newspapers and (my fellow) politicians beating up on gaming? So am I. The truth is, UK gamers need their own pressure group. I want to help you start one up. So war, 478 people have signed up for the group.
As to Vaz’s statements, he retorts:
Everything that comes out of Parliament in relation to video games is relentlessly negative. There are thousands of people employed in this industry, there are 26 million people playing games. We should have a much more balanced view of the industry, indeed we should be supporting them through difficult times.
He did agree, however, that Modern Warfare 2 is “deeply repulsive”, and that personally, he won’t be playing it. He reiterates however, that he believes in proper classification. As long as these safety measures are properly put up and implemented, then there shouldn’t be a problem with the game.
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Via GamePolitics
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