Violent video games

Screen shot of the video game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." (CBS)

Gun Manufacturer, Bay Area Video Game Maker’s Ties Under Scrutiny

The gun and video game industries have quietly developed a marketing relationship and that link is prompting scrutiny on the heels of the shooting in a Newtown, Connecticut school earlier this month.

2012/12/25

A person plays with a video game on an iPad at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), in Los Angeles on June 8, 2011. (Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Rules Against California Ban On Violent Video Games For Minors

The U.S. Supreme Court by a 7-2 vote Monday struck down a California law that banned the sale or rental of violent video games to children under the age of 18.

KCBS–2011/06/27

California’s Violent Video Game Law Goes Before High Court

California officials argued that they should be allowed to limit minors’ ability to pick up violent video games on their own at retailers because of the purported damage they cause.

KCBS–2010/11/02

Violent Video Game Law Headed for U.S. Supreme Court

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) A California law that bars the sale or rental of excessively violent video games to children is headed for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court later this year.

2010/07/18

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