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Oh Politicians, Really? No idea that Videogames will cause an Apocalypsis!
Danzflor \| 7:54 PM on 10.19.2009	2 comments

Hi guys, long time no blog, i've been busy, like a lot, but starting from today I'm back and Fully Charged, so, I'm trying to blog daily, let's see if that works.

Well, today I'm here to show something that it's concerning me about it and it got me worried.

I'm studying Journalism and I'm doing a research about Videogames, especifically about a recently approved law by our lovely ignorant politicians who still believes that Videogames will kill us all, that would cause a lot of changes on the videogames sales to the children here in my Country Chile. It happens everywhere and finally arrives to my country.

There some more points but these two are the most important.

First, they want to modify the ESRB charts to just 3 classifications, Everyone, 13+ and 18+ and they want to put that on the front covers of the games, to look like this. Yes, they want to do this in all games (50% front/back cover warning), I consider this... really... creepy, they are looking at the games, just like cigarrettes, here's an example:

This Is What they do with the Cigarretes here and in some places:

And turn violent videogames into this:

And also they want to put a "special" parental control on every sold console.
And all of these is happening due to violent acts happening around to world, but the facts say other thing. Documents like this show how the victimization levels are going down (according to the USA Justice Office).

I Support the fact of controlling sales of violent games to children, but things like that are ridiculous, Chile and Latinoamerica aren't an important market for videogames developers and things like this just make our situation worst. Even more if your recall what happening in Venezuela.

Also I'm watching "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" SE 07. EP 03. where they talk about this situation and a lot of friends agree with that.

So, blame the game, the politicians, the parents, what do we do? I would love to know your opinion about this =)

I Know, this is a repeptitive issue nowdays but for me it's really important to know what The destructoid community has to say about it (and also it's going to help me a lot)

So, that is for today, I see you tomorrow with some music in my new pixelated world :3

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Lurfadur

I'm torn both ways when it comes to these types of issues. On one hand I think it's excessive government control of an artistic medium and that the individual should decide and educate themselves rather than have the government do it for them.

But on the other hand I can see how people may be ignorant to such things and having an age restricted label on the box might be the only information they have about the product. Educating people is usually a good thing. Like I said though, I could go either way on the issue though I tend to lean more toward the excessive-government-control side.

Nicojay2

Funny thing is that GTA4 cover works. They could also try a 'This is your brain on (whatever drug) picture they could use.

Don't worry I'm not for this shit, I just joke in the face of absurdity to hide my fear.

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If you ever come to chile's south, you now you're favorite chilean dtoidr will be waiting for you to have some beers!! =D
This is me :3 Now you know me ^^

Hello Humanoids! The name is Victor C�rdenas, 20 is the age, Chile is the country and I have spent half of my life playing games.

Im studying JOURNALISM at the University and I have a lot of dreams. Like improve my English, work on Destructoid, ScrewAttack or make my own website, but for now I�m trying my best to do things the right way and do it all in calm. Also I really want to trip to USA and meet some of you guys.

I love videogames, and really want this to be part of my professional life and I�m doing my best to accomplish that. Right now im working on some project for a Chilean videogame blog that recently started but I have faith in it.

Also, I love Destructoid, his community, and, god dammit, I feel proud to be a Dtoid Army member. And I�m trying to not be a lazy guy and write weekly here.

I love you all, one of these day I�m personally going to hug every single one of you. Seriously. And squeeze Chad BTW. Also Hamza.

And I just cut my hair.

I look like the Incubus singer.

Damn.

I told you that im apretty good DDR player? I love to do crazy stuff over that platform =P (Pump It Up too)

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Currently Playing (PC):

- Machinarium
- Street Fighter IV
- Left 4 Dead
- World of Goo

Waiting to be played:

- Almost every Half-Life game
- Dead Space
- Silent Hill 4
- Zeno Clash (VIVA CHILE MIERDA!)
- Prince of Persia: Sand of Time
- Plants Vs. Zombies (So Kawaii)
- Audiosurf
- A lot of Nintendo DS games.

Rhythm Games Playing:

- Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Dance Dance Revolution X
- Dance Dance Revolution MAX 2: 7th Mix
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
- Pump It Up Prex 3
- Pump It Up Zero
- Pump It Up New Xenesis (NX)
- Stepmania
- Mungyodance 3 (im going to tell you about this later)

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