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Retailers sell M-rated games to minors
Written by Dominic Perri   
Tuesday, 26 October 2010 14:57

The Parents TV Council conducted a "secret shopper" program to see how many retailers would sell M-rated (M for Mature) video games to minors.  PTC found that out of the 109 stores visited, 21 sold M-rated games to minors -- a 19% failure rate by the video game retailers.  You can read their release here.

This finding again raises the question of parental controls for video game consoles.  Because if parents can program a video game console to block M-rated games, then even if their underage child succeeds in buying an M-rated game, he/she can't play when they get home.

Pretty obvious, isn't it?

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