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Warning: Cigarettes And Video Games Kill Kids

agent b on March 27th, 2008

Confused and misguided political figures around the world are up to their usual bag of anti-gaming bullshit, threatening everyone from developers to awkward retail clerks over potentially violent video games. Not content that mature games are blatantly labeled “Mature” with a giant M on the box and the word “Mature” written underneath in bold text, the Prime Minister has proposed that video games get cigarette-style health warning stickers, too. Yeah, like I needed any more ugly, sticky shit to peel off my games when my cheap-ass buys them used.

I’m all for the warning labels, though, they won’t affect my buying habits. I look old enough to rarely get carded for liquor, let alone mature video games. Most cashiers just assume I rolled directly out of a cardboard box and into their store after trading my ID for a magical peyote adventure under a bridge. I should probably shave. But why limit the warning labels to just violent games? I’ve been buying games since the mid eighties and a lot of these things could’ve used a cautionary explanation on the box, regardless of their ratings.

And because i’m nice, here’s a few to get them started: