Gamepolitics reports:
"Government officials in Northern Ireland have expressed appreciation for the recently released Byron Review, which addresses children's use of the Internet and violent video games.
eGov Monitor reports that government ministers Gerry Kelly (left) and Jeffrey Donaldson gave Byron's work their blessing. Said the Sinn Fein party's Kelly:
We need to ensure that children and young people are safe on the internet. I welcome Dr Byron's review and look forward to looking at the detail. Keeping children and young people safe is a priority and responsibility for us all. Having a report which deals with practical actions to help keep our children safe is very welcome.
Donaldson added:
The internet is a wonderful tool and can help children and young people in their learning. But we need to make sure that children are safe when using the internet and video games. Dr Byron's recommendations will give us a firm basis for discussion at the next Ministerial Sub Committee meeting.
GP: We can't help but noting Kelly's Wikipedia entry, which reports that he was found guilty of conspiracy in regard to a 1973 terrorist bombing in London which killed one person and injured 200 more. He subsquently escaped prison, shooting a guard in the process.
It's good to see that he's concerned about violent video games."
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Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.
How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.
But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.
They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.
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