Opinion: MADD shouldn’t be so mad about Beer Pong’s E rating
A Nintendo Wii game based on the drinking game Beer Pong has caused a bit of controversy with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) due to its “Everyone” rating by the ESRB. As a result, developer JVGames has changed the game’s name to Pong Toss and, rather than making it the dry version of Beer Pong, changed the in-game use of root beer to water.
Well, here I am getting up on a soapbox to say two things.
First is that it doesn’t promote drinking unless it portrays one of the Mii’s drinking or orders you to drink.
Second is, why complain about it now…?
Mothers MADD about GTA IV
It is no surprise that Tuesday’s release (April 29, 2008) of Grand Theft Auto IV would be one of 2008’s biggest events as thousands gamers nation wide lined up for hours to get the first next-generation release of the Grand Theft Auto series. It shouldn’t also surprise gamers to know that numerous watchdog groups have been vocal about GTA IV.
While there haven’t been many outcries to have GTA IV pulled from store shelves until now, the latest group to set GTA IV in their sights is Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)...
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