New Congress bill wants ‘cigarette-like’ warnings on game boxes

Manhunt warning - Image 1Feels like a bucket of bricks just fell on my forehead. Heard via GamePolitics, a new bill is being passed in Congress which would have some staggering effects on how our video games look all nice and fun-like on the retail shelf. The bill, once approved, will require Teen-rated (or higher) video game boxes to have a warning label on it, much like what they have on cigarette boxes. *facepalm*

Manhunt - Image 1Feels like a bucket of bricks just fell on my forehead. Heard via GamePolitics, a new bill is being passed in Congress which would have some staggering effects on how our video games look all nice and fun-like on the retail shelf.

The bill, H.R. 231, was thrown in by representative Joe Baca. Once approved, it’ll require Teen-rated (or higher) video game boxes to have a warning label on it, much like what they have on cigarette boxes.

To quote part of the bill itself, the warning label:

shall be placed in a clear and conspicuous location on the packaging of the applicable video game and shall state: `WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.’.

Egads. That just totally sucks for all the artists’ efforts in making a snazzy boxart… well, that, aside from the obvious fact that it’s just too damn obtrusive! Ugh.


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