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The European Union, according to an article in Canada.com, has given the gaming industry two years to police itself and “focus on protecting the children.”

Based on the report by Destructoid.com, the European Union seems to express hesitation at where precisely the gaming industry stands in terms of popular culture, saying that “while we support freedom of speech, we also have to consider that the industry impacts society.” The article also mentioned “when children enter the world of joysticks, we are not sure where they go and it is of great concern to parents.”

Frankly, in reading this piece, I got an overall air of indecisiveness from the EU, which is emphasized in their mention that even though they are unsure whether or not game violence is linked to real violence, they feel that the industry should have a code as ‘a precaution.’

Personally, I think that the only ‘precautions’ that should take place should involve parents caring about what their children play and actually accepting the notion that games, much like movies, are a part of children’s lives. Of course, it seems that placing parenting responsibilities on parents when it comes to video games is a concept that is just…out there.