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CA Assemblyman Yee Scolds ESRB Over San Andreas Rating
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| Last Edited | User 13 Jul 14, 2005 07:26pm |
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| News Date | Friday, July 15, 2005 01:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | California Assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/Daly City), whose violent video games legislation AB450 has been stalled on the Assembly floor, recently attacked the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) for "failing to appropriately rate the best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," according to a press release issued by the Speaker pro Tem.
Yee contends that San Andreas should have been given the ESRB's highest rating of "AO" (Adults Only) instead of Mature. Yee believes that this was a deliberate act because most retailers will not carry games with an "AO" rating. His press release points to what he says is a direct conflict of interest: "While ESRB claims to be a non-biased ratings board that gives parents a valuable tool in deciding appropriateness of games for their children, they are funded by the makers of video games who have a financial interest in making sure their games are not rated AO." |
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