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The video game industry has had a lot of problems lately with the different government bodies around the world. This has been an ongoing debate for so long now and it seems that it is not going to stop any time soon. Today, members of the UK government has once again launched a movement about the same.

According to UK Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, the developers of video games have the responsibility not to promote certain issues such as "casual violence, the gang culture and the degradation of women". Cameron further explained:

We are never going to deal with crime unless we look at the broader context and say, "Yes, tough laws, strong action on the police, but also action to strengthen our society". And that includes, I think, video games and things like that where we do need to think of the context in which people are growing up.

Cameron added that this call also goes for other forms of artistic expression, such as as films and music. The British Parliament has been vocal lately about its stance on "violent video games". It should be remembered that parliament member Keith Vaz wanted bigger ratings labels on games.

Keith Vaz, known for strongly resisting violent video games in the UK, shared his opinions in the House of Commons once again. It's not about banning games this time, but he wants larger rating labels slapped on game boxes.

The British Parliamentarian believes that the current labeling is not enough to warn buyers of the content they'll be receiving. He complains that the labels, which are almost the same size as 10p coins, are too small.

Vaz is also concerned that some retailers themselves have no idea what they're saying. He said:

The content of some games is so serious that a warning should be splashed on the bottom that clearly states the age limit so that those games will not pass the retailers who sometimes sell them because inexperienced people operate cash registers and do not know that they should not sell them to someone who is under 18.

In cases that mature-rated games get into households, Vaz trusts bigger labels to warn people about inappropriate games. As if not content with such request, he also gave a piece about the recently hot controversy of Manhunt 2.

I was delighted when the BBFC decided to ban [Manhunt 2]… A huge amount of money is made out of the production of such games, for which we have become the center of Europe, but there is a wider social responsibility, too.