According to the politician behind the law, a recently-ratified, but not yet enacted, Swiss violent game ban would not blindly outlaw all violent games.
Swiss Social Democrat Evi Allemann (pictured) was recently interviewed by the Swiss publication 20 Minutes Online (translated) and indicated that the ban would apply only to “individual games.” She estimated that, “like in Germany,” only 12 or so games would wind up being banned, including titles such as Mortal Kombat and Manhunt (which are banned in Germany), but not the likes of Counter-Strike.
It appears Allemann would specifically focus on games which display “cruel acts of violence” that a player contributes to.
Allemann, apparently, does not put much faith into the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating system, saying that PEGI is “not enough” and intimating that Switzerland and/or Europe needs an independent federal agency to rate games, one that is free of any ties to the gaming industry.
The 20 Minutes article also points to a petition (translation) against the two motions passed by the Swiss National Council (the other measure would make it illegal to sell 16 or 18-rated PEGI games to minors). The petition currently has 3612 signatures.
Swiss Game Ban May Feature Only a Little Censorship | GamePolitics
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