Tuesday, October 12, 2004

An interesting week in the ongoing saga of regulating videogame content. When I have a few minutes to spare, I'll post links to solid arguments on both sides of the question. For now, here are some interesting developments:

Jack Thompson has filed another lawsuit alleging that a videogame provoked a teenager to violence. Here's Gamasutra's story. I would respect Mr. Thompson more if he got his facts straight and applied the same standards to other forms of entertainment. But I suppose there is no money in trying to sue chess (the favorite game of several serial killers).

In the Strange Bedfellows category, both Manhunt and Leisure Suit Larry have been banned in Australia. Here's gamespot's story.