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New York Senate passes video game bill

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Kotaku's reporting that New York is the newest state to pass legislation permitting regulation over video games. If the Governor signs off on the bill, it can become law by 2010, allowing creation of an advisory committee to oversee interactive media in association with youth violence.

Click Here to read the details of the bill, including what people are doing to protest it.

By Jerry Burns

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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