Where Politics And Video Games Collide

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the only game to have "inappropriate hidden content" and it didn't even matter. It was already considered a game that is inappropriate for children hence the Mature rating it received. They claim that the ESRB failed parents somehow by the whole "Hot Coffee" thing getting past them, but I don't see how. It's not like they rated the game Teen or even Everyone, it was Mature (17 and up) to begin with.

What she needs to do is shut her stupid know nothing mouth and wise up to realise that it's not the gaming industry's place to keep these games out of children's hands. It's up to retailers and most importantly the parents themselves. The gaming industry does it's part with the ESRB ratings which are more than adequate and in most cases more harsh than necessary (i.e. A Dog's Life rated Teen?!).

I also love how she refers to the AO version of Manhunt 2 being leaked as a way to market their games to children despite no one making money off of it and the fact that most children don't even know how to go about doing what is needed to get said games.

As for the hacks done to games, such as Manhunt 2, to remove filters and uncensenor the game, it is simply that: a hack, a, possibly illegal, modification of the original game design. Where were these people when the same thing was done to The Punisher? Which by the way, in a lot of ways, is more gruesome and violent than Manhunt. Another thing is that a lot of the "children" that they're "trying to protect" wouldn't even know about these exploits if they weren't constantly telling them about them themselves.

Also, these shots they take at the ESRB's ratings are ridiculous. They're far more descriptive than the movie industries ratings and the rating much easier to spot. With most movies you have to search the whole damn case just to find a small [R] symbol on the back of the case hidden away among a bunch of text no bigger than the bottom of a standard pen cap.

The government, this woman, and video game critics can all go to hell. They're idiots who know nothing about what they speak and only spout off about "saving the children" because they know it's an easy way to gain support from others. Also, if your child somehow got their hands on Mature rated games, it isn't the gaming industry who's failed, it's you as the parent who's failed. If you can't keep track of what your children are playing or what they're purchasing with money they somehow got then you are who to blame, no one else.