Comments on: Video Game Retailers and Game Classification Attitudes

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:05:16 +0000

You can see the whole page here BTW:

http://www.ecogamer.com/content/view/511/6/

Yeah I agree, theres been a bit of talk lately about the industry just sitting back and taking all of this rubbish. We really need to step it up a little.

By: Michael Abbott

Michael Abbott — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:39:16 +0000

I have to confess when I saw the photo of the boy with the games, I thought it was a joke. This was actually in a catalogue? Unbelievable. Doesn’t anyone proofread this stuff?

I agree with Korey. The industry needs to take this kind of thing into its own hands. That’s what the motion picture industry did many years ago, and by doing so they were successfully able to ward off legislation and government censorship. If the industry doesn’t do it, someone else will.

By: Korey

Korey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:10:40 +0000

Good point about the importance of reputation and image. I was surprised to be carded when buying Killer 7 a couple months ago, although I didn’t mind. It’s likely that few retailers bother with educating their employees about this issue. But I also think the game industry receives a little unfair criticism, largely because it’s such a new medium. It’s almost a rite of passage for kids to sneak into a R-rated movies, yet very little is said about it because it’s been around for years.

However, I think it’s not enough for the game industry to just sit back, abide by the laws, and wait. They must also promote a more positive, healthy image. They can’t just wait for opinions to shift on their own. It sometimes seems like the game industry doesn’t mount much of a defense when criticized, which I find a little disappointing. But I know that games will become more and more accepted over time.