HEC/News: 'Beer Pong' game's teen-friendly rating criticized (Chicago Sun-Times)

HEC/News
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

'Beer Pong' game's teen-friendly rating criticized
Chicago Sun-Times (IL) July 8, 2008
By The Associated Press

"Connecticut's attorney general said Monday that a video-game-rating
board's decision to approve a game called 'Beer Pong' for children as
young as 13 shows the organization needs to take the issue of teen
drinking more seriously...'"
 
"'Beer Pong'' was designed by Las Vegas-based JV Games Inc. for Nintendo
Co.'s popular Wii game system. JV Games Vice President Jag Jaeger
informed Blumenthal last month that the company is renaming the game
'Pong Toss' and eliminating all references to alcohol, though the
company's Web site still promotes the game as 'Beer Pong'..."
 
"Jaeger said he hopes the revised 'Pong Toss' will be released at the
end of July. The other games in the 'Frat Party Games' line are not yet
finalized...."

Full article available at
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1044231,beerpong070808.article

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