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Gamers in Switzerland might see their headshot counts dwindle down to the lowly number of zero.  The National Council has passed two resolutions that are looking to ban violent video games.

These are only resolutions at this point.  They will become law once the government can determine the definition of inappropriate amounts of violence.  Once these two resolutions become mind numbing laws, games like God of War, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Grand Theft Auto, and many more might never see the light of day in Switzerland.  Even that adorable plumber we all like could face the ban hammer.

The first resolution comes from the Socialist Party, who want to “stop the manufacture, advertisement, importation and sale of any game that promotes as a means of advancement or ’success’ acts of violence against humans or ‘human-like’ creatures,” according to Kotaku.  This resolution narrowly passed by a margin of 19 to 12.

The Christian Democratic Party pushed the second resolution.  This one is looking to “restrict the sale of violent shooters to children.”  This passed by an overwhelming 27 to 1 vote.

Now before you grab your pitchforks and torches, there is a gotcha to all of this.  Opposers of this new law can band together for a signature campaign.  Once 100,000 signatures are gathered, the initiative enters a national referendum.  The downside is that this referendum will take two to three years to enact.  The delay helps keep quick-fire political moods from entering into the Swedish constitution.

So what does all this mean?  Once the government can figure out what defines a violent game (itself a similar exercise in futility to the one on what constitutes pornography in this country), the new ban becomes law.  A minimum of 100,000 upset citizens can band together and sign some paper saying they oppose the government’s banning of Ratchet and Clank.  Two to three years later, a public challenge of this ban can take place.

What does this mean for gamers across the globe?  A whole hell of a lot, that’s what. The U.S. has seen its fair share of attempts to ban violent games.  The Venezuela President Hugo Chavez called PlayStation games “poison.”   This one act in Switzerland could lead to a tidal wave of well-meaning yet ill-informed bans of video games around the world.

If we are not careful, we could all see our form of entertainment change drastically.  The eyes of the gaming world descend upon you Switzerland.

Sharing: It’s Win/Win

Gamer Limit writes "Currently, Team USA is in the lead with a triumphant victory over team AU in Ratchet and Clank 1. Team USA used some skillful moves finished roughly a hour ahead… even though it took pretty close to 50 times before Chase mustered up the skill to defeat the final boss."

Gamer Limit writes "Over the past five years, the community based charity Child’s Play has raised over 5 million dollars in donations for sick kids in children’s hospitals throughout the world. This year, Gamer Limit has decided to lend their time, hands, and controllers to help this excellent cause through our Piece of Heart gaming marathon."

Insomniac Games hints at what the next step for the Ratchet and Clank franchise will be.

Cat writes: There are few things better than an indie game, and I delight in forays into the unexpected, yet here I am loving every inch of Ratchet and Clank which is, well, expected. Ratchet and Clank adheres to certain rules like a wacky universe, goofy monsters, and weapons that are equal parts doom harbinger and harlequin. A Crack in Time effectively does everything Ratchet fans demand from an action platformer, and more, with a dash of open world and whole lot of revolutionary notions of "sidekick". That’s what A Crack in Time is about really, challenging your perceptions of Clank, and what that means for "Ratchet and Clank".

Cat writes: In the midst of some serious Ratchet and Clank Future gameplay I managed to ask Brian Allgeier a few questions about Crack in Time and the future of the Ratchet series.

There’s been a lot of talk that this is the best Ratchet game yet, and even a culmination for the Ratchet series.

Brian: For us we’re definitely wrapping up a chapter of the Ratchet and Clank games. We started our story arc in tools of Destruction and now we’re answering a lot of fan questions here. This is kind of, for us, more of a love letter to the franchise. It’s a chance to really delve into the space exploration aspect of it, like with the spherical worlds, and then we’re focusing more on Clank and his origins and Ratchet and his origins, too. It’s been quite a journey. This is a great game to wrap a lot of things up and give the players a sense of closure.

GamersDigest have uploaded two trailers and several screenshots from Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

The latest instalment in the best-selling series, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time challenges players to play as both Ratchet and Clank as they attempt to reunite and save the universe.

Win a free copy of Gran Turismo 5, Halo 3: ODST, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank or any other game of your choice to celebrate YourEMGN’s 3rd year online.

How much has Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time improved over Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction in terms of graphics?

The french website PS3Gen.fr has managed to get the planning of games for the end of the year to PS3.

We can learn, among other dates, the release of Uncharted 2 for the 30/09/2009, Ratchet and Clank: A crack in time for the 28/10/2009, EyePet for the 04/11/2009 and Singstar: Michael Jackson for the 13/11/2009.

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