chareverie writes "A law just passed in New York now requires labels for violent content in video games that are already rated, as well as having parent-controlled lockout features installed in consoles by 2010. The law has caused an uproar with civil... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Wed, Jul 23 2008
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| 23 Jul 08 |
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New York state passes video game labeling law » digg Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional. |
| 23 Jul 08 |
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Why Does the Wii Even Exist? » digg Why do we have three different, completely incompatible video game consoles on the market right now, instead of multiple companies making video game consoles that play a single format? We have unified formats for CDs, DVDs and bananas, so why not video... |
| 01 Jul 08 |
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NY Video Game Bill Barks but It Doesn't Bite » digg Last week New York legislature passed a controversial gaming statute. This is an in-depth legal breakdown of where this bill fails and why it is largely symbolic, perhaps designed to persuade voters that legislators are doing something to address that... |
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New Book Cuts Through Violent Video Game Myths » slashdot Terry Bosky suggests a recent interview from Game Couch with one of the authors of an upcoming book which fights the "myths and hysteria" surrounding violent video games. Dr. Cheryl K. Olson explains how many of the studies linking aggression with video... |
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New York Decision On ODF Vs. OOXML Approaching » slashdot christian.einfeldt writes "In August of 2007, the State of New York passed legislation requiring its CIO, Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, to gather information on the advantages and disadvantages of adopting either ODF or OOXML as a document standard, and to... |
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