It's only been two days since the Entertainment Software Rating Board changed the rating for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Teen to Mature, and San Francisco Assemblyman Leland Yee is already on the offensive. His office released an announcement yesterday titled "Yee Calls on Video Game Maker, Ratings Board to Stop Deceiving Parents."
The release refers directly to the new rating for Oblivion and says that both the ESRB and Take 2 are "once again deceiving the public about a game's content." It goes on to remind everyone of the Hot Coffee mod and includes a quote from Yee, saying, "Take Two Interactive just doesn't learn." "It was only ten months ago that this same publisher deceived parents by first putting hidden sex scenes into their already ultra-violent video game and then lying about the fact that they allowed the content to be included.''
Yee is quoted at the end of the release saying, "The ESRB again has failed our parents and clearly has shown they can not police themselves. Plain and simply, the current rating system is drastically flawed and here is yet another reason why we need legislation to assist parents and protect children.'' This isn't much of a surprise coming from a guy who's trying to push a law into effect that will make it a crime to sell certain games to minors.
