GameStop: Sell an M-rated, get the Trump treatment

While legislation to incur stricter penalties for mature games isn’t exactly taking off, it looks like the retailers aren’t going to be taking any chances. According to insider info taken from the GameStop retail chain, any employee caught selling M-rated (that’s 17+) games to minors will be fired.

This info comes in light of GameStop’s conference call last week, wherein managers were informed of the stricter policy. The new rule further details that not only will the offending employee get the boot, but his direct superiors (the managers) will suffer a similar penalty – probably in an attempt to reinforce command responsibility. It will be remembered that GameStop is a member of the ESRB Retail Council, alongside Circuit City, Best Buy, and Blockbuster Video.

Given the sort of flak we’ve been hearing on gaming (not just here, mind you), we’ll consider this as a form of good news from the retailer’s side – glad to know they’re doing what they can to ease the flames. Unfortunately, we do see one loophole to this rule – what about the parents buying these games for their minors? Then again, that’s just us. What’s your say on this, guys?

While legislation to incur stricter penalties for mature games isn’t exactly taking off, it looks like the retailers aren’t going to be taking any chances. According to insider info taken from the GameStop retail chain, any employee caught selling M-rated (that’s 17+) games to minors will be fired.

This info comes in light of GameStop’s conference call last week, wherein managers were informed of the stricter policy. The new rule further details that not only will the offending employee get the boot, but his direct superiors (the managers) will suffer a similar penalty – probably in an attempt to reinforce command responsibility. It will be remembered that GameStop is a member of the ESRB Retail Council, alongside Circuit City, Best Buy, and Blockbuster Video.

Given the sort of flak we’ve been hearing on gaming (not just here, mind you), we’ll consider this as a form of good news from the retailer’s side – glad to know they’re doing what they can to ease the flames. Unfortunately, we do see one loophole to this rule – what about the parents buying these games for their minors? Then again, that’s just us. What’s your say on this, guys?