GameStop: Sell an M-rated game to a minor, enjoy unemployment
If you plan on buying the M-rated classic,
Bad Boys: Miami Take Down from
your local GameStop, you might want to make sure you bring your ID and
a DNA sample to prove it's actually you. Our sources close to the
retailer tell us that the company is laying down the law on M-rated
title sales to minors,
Apprentice style.
In
a conference call held late last week, managers were informed of the
new, stricter M-rated software sales policy. Selling a game to a minor
and getting caught will result in immediate termination. But it gets
better -- if an hourly employee sells an M-rated game to a minor, not
only will he or she lose their job, but the salaried store manager will
be terminated as well, even if they were not present in the store at
the time of the sale. Yikes.
The company has always had a
policy of not selling M-rated titles to those under the age of 17. But
this bold and threatening policy is a new step, no doubt influenced by
the recent waves of
legislation and related media coverage.
Read the full text here...Nick Chester
February 7, 2007
Source: Destructoid