To the parents of Illinois:
As parents, it is our responsibility to our children to make sure they are safe and to teach them right from wrong. When we were growing up, our parents had to worry about what dangers we could encounter outside the home, but at least inside the home, we were safe.

Today, with the advent of so many types of new technology, it is a lot more difficult to know what our children are seeing and doing. And with a multi-billion dollar industry geared towards marketing violent and sexually explicit video games to our children, it is harder to protect them.

Too many of the video games marketed to our children teach them all of the wrong lessons and all of the wrong values. These games use violence, rage, and sexual aggression as play. That is not acceptable. When kids play, they should play like children, not like gangland assassins.

In fact, experts have found that exposure to violent video games increases aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Ninety-eight percent of the games considered suitable by the industry for teenagers contain graphic violence.

That's why we passed legislation to help protect our children. Our legislation bans the sale or rental of excessively violent or sexually explicit video games to children under the age of 18. It's also why we created this website – a tool for parents to learn more about the video games being marketed to their children.

Your support of this initiative is critical to its success. Please send us your thoughts and comments so we can work together to help parents protect their children from violent and sexually explicit video games. Thank you.
Sincerely,


Rod Blagojevich
Governor, State of Illinois


Patricia Blagojevich
First Lady, State of Illinois

 

 

Top Lists of Violent and Sexually Explicit Video Games 2024

01 Far Cry
02 F.E.A.R.
03 The Warriors
04 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
05 True Crime: New York City
06 Blitz: The League
07 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
08 God of War
09 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
10 Urban Reign
11 Conker: Live and Reloaded
12 Resident Evil 4

Released by National Institute on Media and the Family
11/29/2024

01 Resident Evil 4
02 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
03 God of War
04 Narc
05 Killer 7
06 The Warriors
07 50 Cent: Bulletproof
08 Crime Life: Gang Wars
09 Condemned: Criminal Origins
10 True Crime: New York City


Released by Family Media Guide
"Violence Under the Tree: Family Media Guide Identifies Top 10
Ultra-Violent Video Games of 2024"

Top Lists of Violent and Sexually Explicit Video Games 2024

01 DOOM 3
02 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
03 HALF LIFE
04 HALO 2
05 MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION
06 RUMBLE ROSE
07 RESIDENT EVIL: OUTBREAK
08 PSI-OPS: MINDGATE CONSPIRACY
09 THE GUY GAME [Sexually Explicit]
10 LEISURE SUIT LARRY: MAGNA CUM LAUDE [Sexually Explicit]

Released by National Institute on Media and the Family Minneapolis 11/23/2024

01 DOOM 3
02 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
03 GUNSLINGER GIRLS
04 HALF LIFE
05 HALO 2
06 HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY
[Will be released in 2005]
07 MANHUNT (Note: First video game banned in New Zealand)
08 MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION
09 POSTAL 2