Human rights groups attack games

By Luke Guttridge

Published November 24, 2009

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Speaking with the BBC, human rights groups Trial and Pro Juventute have attacked video games as dangerous in that they allow you to enact "violations of international law."

Call of Duty 4, 24: The Game, Far Cry 2 and Metal Gear Solid were all named by the groups as potentially harmful, because of the behaviour they depict.

Apparently, the groups have been testing games to see if "certain scenes and acts committed by players would constitute violations of international law if they were real, rather than virtual."

Modern Warfare 2 hasn't been mentioned by name, but we imagine the airport scene wouldn't go down too well. More soon.

Speaking with the BBC, human rights groups Trial and Pro Juventute have attacked video games as dangerous in that they allow you to enact "violations of international law."

Call of Duty 4, 24: The Game, Far Cry 2 and Metal Gear Solid were all named by the groups as potentially harmful, because of the behaviour they depict.

Apparently, the groups have been testing games to see if "certain scenes and acts committed by players would constitute violations of international law if they were real, rather than virtual."

Modern Warfare 2 hasn't been mentioned by name, but we imagine the airport scene wouldn't go down too well. More soon.

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