Hillary Clinton has fulfilled her promise to further attempt to put restrictions on the gaming industry through Congress. Clinton, along with Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh, has put forth the Family Entertainment Protection Act. This act basically intends to fine all game retailers who sell games rated Mature, or Adults Only to under aged children.
“Video games are hot holiday items, and there are certainly wonderful games that help our children learn and increase hand and eye coordination,” Clinton said in a statement. “However, there are also games that are just not appropriate for our nation’s youth. This bill will help empower parents by making sure their kids can’t walk into a store and buy a video game that has graphic, violent and pornographic content.”
This bill is currently being put in front of Congress to be passed. If it becomes law, it would be the first of expected many attacks on the video game industry by the federal government. Woe to gamers who may be seeing the last of the modern gaming euphoria if the federal government moves forward to begin placing restrictions on the gaming industry.