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Bill passes, retailers must post ratings

Capitol BuildingCalifornia's state senate has passed a bill that orders retailers to post signs that display videogames' ratings.  The goal is to alert parents to the nature of the content of games their children might be purchasing (or more likely, that they are purchasing for their children). It's all the brainchild of Leland Yee who has had several unsuccessful attempts before getting this version of his bill passed—originally, he sought to have "Mature" games stocked separately and displayed at least five feet off the ground.  Of course, now the bill must be vetoed by who else, but The Terminator himself.  (FYI: "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" got a nifty "Teen" rating).

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