Ethical Dilemmas (Gamepro)
“The ESRB presents publishers like me with the worst of two worlds,” explains Mastiff CEO Bill Swartz. “On the one hand, they beat me to a pulp with their super-strict ratings. On the other, since opponents don’t view their findings as meaningful, I suffer from the prejudice that videogame ratings can’t be taken seriously.”
[The article revisits the “Hot Coffee” sex scandal aftermath surrounding Rock Star Games’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game. Swartz’s comments echo two historical periods of censorship with Joseph R. McCarthy and Fredric Wertham. BK]
category: Gaming, Politics, Popular Culture, Technology
so, I take it you’ve been following the adventures of Cap’n Jack Thompson?
Yes, I am loosely following this news strand. What is the reason Thompson dropped his case against Rockstar?
Found it! I read your other post, Fighter =)