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Government stands behind age ratings.
The UK government has defended mature videogame content, and stated that when it's rated properly grown-ups "can get what adults should be able to".
Outspoken Labour MP Keith Vaz questioned Sion Simon (Culture, Media and Sport Minister) about plans to stop "violent" game Modern Warfare 2 falling into the hands of children, since it "contains such scenes of brutality that even the manufacturers have put in warnings". "It's not about censorship," Vaz said, "it's about protecting our children."
"The clearest recommendation of the Byron Review is that content suitable for adults should be labelled as such and sold as such, that it should be an offence to sell such content to children," countered Simon.
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The UK government has defended mature videogame content, and stated that when it's rated properly grown-ups "can get what adults should be able to".
Outspoken Labour MP Keith Vaz questioned Sion Simon (Culture, Media and Sport Minister) about plans to stop "violent" game Modern Warfare 2 falling into the hands of children, since it "contains such scenes of brutality that even the manufacturers have put in warnings". "It's not about censorship," Vaz said, "it's about protecting our children."
"The clearest recommendation of the Byron Review is that content suitable for adults should be labelled as such and sold as such, that it should be an offence to sell such content to children," countered Simon.
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