Ruil je games om voor ijsjes

Gtamen 18 september 2014 om 15:29 uur

Ben je honger en geen geld? Dan heb ik goed nieuws voor je, want als je toevallig nog een kut game heb zoals Saints Row dan kan je die inruilen voor ijs. Hoe dit allemaal zit kan je hier onder lezen.


The Marin County Independent Journal reports that district attorney Ed Berberian is launching a new buyback program where people can turn in toy guns and violent video games in exchange for delicious Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Berberian, who held a similar buyback program last year for firearms, is partnering with the Center for Domestic Peace and Vermont-based ice cream purveyor Ben & Jerry's for the campaign. On Saturdays in October, anyone can turn in toy guns and violent video games at various Marin County locations to receive their free ice cream (though we don't know what flavor(s) will be offered or how many scoops you'll get). A full list of buyback locations is available here.

Center for Domestic Peace development and community relations manager, Marla Hedlund, said the buyback program is an effort to "inspire people to become part of the movement to creative peace in a violence-free environment."

For his part, Berberian said getting rid of toy guns and violent video games could have a major impact on a child's development. Decreasing a person's exposure to violent video games could "alter how one later addresses conflict situations," he said.

There was no mention in the report about how Marin County will determine if a video game is "violent," but M-rated games are likely going to be targeted. It also is unclear what Marin County will do with the games and toy guns it collects.

A handful of prominent game developers are either based in Marin County or have an office there, including Telltale Games (The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us), 2K Marin (BioShock), Visual Concepts (NBA 2K series), and Deep Silver (Saints Row, Dead Island).

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