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Finnish Christian Democrats wants to censor, examine videogames
Every country has their own opinion as far as ratings go. In the US we have the ESRB rating system and in Finland they have the PEGI (Pan European Game Information) classification.
Recently the Finnish Christian Democratic Party demanded censorship of video games which was not previously included in their laws.
PEGI, a collaboration between game studios, child welfare and other organizations, wants to divide games into five categories to prevent possible violence and erotic content of video games from getting into the hands of Finnish children. With all the hype about game content flooding the news, they deemed it necessary to inspect and…
Finnish shooter said games did not encourage his rampage
Tuusula, Finland was in shock following a fatal school shooting that killed six students and two faculty personnel, and wounded 10 others at Jokela High School in a small Finland town. Flags in Finland were flying at half-staff Thursday, November 8, 2007, and a moment of silence was observed for the eight people killed during more »















