Media And Family Institute Releases Ten Violent Games List

As in previous years, the National Institute on Media and the Family have released a list of ten violent video games which it says is harmful to children and should be avoided by parents. The report released today also claims that the ESRB is not doing enough to educate parents as to the video game ratings system and retailers are selling violent games to underage children.

The ten games on the Institute's warning list, which are all rated M, are: Assassin's Creed, Call to Duty 4, Conan, The Darkness, Jericho, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Manhunt 2, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Stranglehold and Time Shift.

In addition to the games it listed as bad, it also named several that it says are good for children and teens. They are: FIFA Soccer 08, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour, Madden NFL 08, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Need for Speed Pro Street E+10, The Sims 2: Castaway, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Galaxy, and Viva Pinta.

The list was presented in a ceremony by Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, and other officials at a news conference.

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