Nov 25 2008

Watchdog group cites video games for violence, sex

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From google.com (Associated Press):

saints row 2 Gang members slitting the throats of their rivals and beating up strippers. Combatants hacking away with chain saw-equipped assault rifles. Football players taking steroids and celebrating game victories with hookers.

Those images flicker across the screen in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17.

The National Institute on Media and the Family is unveiling its 13th annual video game report card Tuesday to help parents choose games that are appropriate for their children as the holiday shopping season picks up.

The institute in past years has urged the video game industry to develop better ratings and retailers to do more to prevent kids from being able to buy mature-themed games. This year, citing the positive steps taken by industry officials and retailers, the group is focusing on ways parents can play a more active role in safeguarding their children from games that glamorize sex, drugs and violence.

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Oct 18 2008

6 M-rated Lego videogames coming out soon

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From datelinehollywood.com:

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"Following the success of "Lego Batman" and "Lego Indiana Jones" this year, not to mention the "Lego Star Wars" series the past few years, it’s no surprise that developer Traveller’s Tales is sticking with the little colored blocks.

But it’s taking them in a new direction. Dateline Hollywood has exclusively obtained information on the next six Lego-branded video games in the works, and they’re not the kid-friendly franchises that gamers have come to expect. Instead, Traveller’s Tales has licensed a number of adult-oritented movies and is adapting them into its first slate of M-rated Lego videogames."

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