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Keith Vaz questions release of Modern Warfare 2 as other MPs show strong support...
At a parliamentary question session for the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Keith Vaz Labour MP for Leicester East raised his concerns surrounding the impending launch of Activision-Blizzard's Modern Warfare 2.
"Are you aware that at midnight tonight a new and violent video game called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is to be released?" Vaz asked the house, having earlier expressed concerns in The Daily Mail.
"Content suitable for adults should be labelled as such and sold as such that it should be an offence to sell this content to children. That's the case under current law, it will be the case under the law when it changes with the Digital Economy bill," Sion Simon, Minister for Creative Industries, told the house.
"The game that the young gentleman refers to is a certificate 18 game, it should not be sold to children and it's the government's job to make sure that adults, clearly labelled, can get what adults should be able to and that children are not in danger of being subjected to adult content."
Tom Watson, Labour MP for West Bromwich East, used Vaz's question to demand it shows support to the UK video games industry and not to propagate moral panic.
"I've seen the content in this video game, it is unpleasant though no worse then in any films or books," Watson said. "It carries a content warning, it is an 18+ game and carries a BBFC 18+ rating as well."
"Does the minister agree that it would be better for members of this house to support the many thousands of game designers and coders and the many millions of game users, rather than collaborate with The Daily Mail to create moral panic over the use of video games?"
"I was in Dundee last week visiting the video games industry," Simon replied. "It is a very important industry in which we have a national competitive advantage in this country, which it's important that all members of this house and the government continue to support."
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Added:Sat 29th Jan 2011 15:47, Post No: 848
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Added:Sat 29th Jan 2011 15:45, Post No: 847
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Added:Fri 29th Oct 2010 23:37, Post No: 845
its an 18 asthats the age teens turn into adults or at least thats what the law says however as most 18 yearolds dont behave in a mature manner thses days i could well see this going up to 21 like in america.
Added:Fri 29th Oct 2010 09:37, Post No: 844
i dont know why it an eighteen though, its practically the same as modern warfares
Added:Tue 26th Oct 2010 15:53, Post No: 843
moder warfare 2 rules !!! the best game of cod yet man they should start making them 15s again man the 18 certifecate sucks :( well black ops should be a 15 coz infinity ward are out of business so its treyarch now man hoorah!!!
Added:Mon 20th Sep 2010 11:59, Post No: 842
Why stop at 21 :)
Added:Mon 20th Sep 2010 11:20, Post No: 841
post 840 are you deliberatly trying to act like a retard, i said the age should be put upto 21 at least then some parents might reconsidder purchase for there spoilt children.
Added:Sun 19th Sep 2010 17:03, Post No: 840
Strange it says 18 on my COD:MW2 box
Added:Sat 18th Sep 2010 22:11, Post No: 839
shouldnt be a 15, dam stupid kids playing adult games "no wonder the jamie bulger murder happend and similar murders are still happening" KIDS SHOULD NOT PLAY FPS GAME PERIOD, the age rating should be put upto 21.