UK parliament member wants bigger rating labels on games

Keith Vaz, known for strongly resisting violent video games in the UK, shared his opinions in the House of Commons once again. It’s not about banning games this time, but he wants larger rating labels slapped on game boxes.

The British Parliamentarian believes that the current labeling is not enough to warn buyers of the content they’ll be receiving. He complains that the labels, which are almost the same size as 10p coins, are too small.

Vaz is also concerned that some retailers themselves have no idea what they’re saying. He said:

The content of some games is so serious that a warning should be splashed on the bottom that clearly states the age limit so that those games will not pass the retailers who sometimes sell them because inexperienced people operate cash registers and do not know that they should not sell them to someone who is under 18.

In cases that mature-rated games get into households, Vaz trusts bigger labels to warn people about inappropriate games. As if not content with such request, he also gave a piece about the recently hot controversy of Manhunt 2.

I was delighted when the BBFC decided to ban [Manhunt 2]Â… A huge amount of money is made out of the production of such games, for which we have become the center of Europe, but there is a wider social responsibility, too.

Via Game Politics

Keith Vaz, known for strongly resisting violent video games in the UK, shared his opinions in the House of Commons once again. It’s not about banning games this time, but he wants larger rating labels slapped on game boxes.

The British Parliamentarian believes that the current labeling is not enough to warn buyers of the content they’ll be receiving. He complains that the labels, which are almost the same size as 10p coins, are too small.

Vaz is also concerned that some retailers themselves have no idea what they’re saying. He said:

The content of some games is so serious that a warning should be splashed on the bottom that clearly states the age limit so that those games will not pass the retailers who sometimes sell them because inexperienced people operate cash registers and do not know that they should not sell them to someone who is under 18.

In cases that mature-rated games get into households, Vaz trusts bigger labels to warn people about inappropriate games. As if not content with such request, he also gave a piece about the recently hot controversy of Manhunt 2.

I was delighted when the BBFC decided to ban [Manhunt 2]Â… A huge amount of money is made out of the production of such games, for which we have become the center of Europe, but there is a wider social responsibility, too.

Via Game Politics