Office supply chain Staples and computer retailer CompUSA will no longer sell violent or sexually explicit video games to Michigan children under 17, Attorney General Jennifer Granholm's office said Monday. Staples and CompUSA responded to pressure from Granholm to stop selling video games rated ``Mature'' to children. Video game ratings are determined by the independent Entertainment Software Rating Board.Gary Cribb, who is the senior vice president of Staples' Midwest division, said Staples employees in Michigan are now required to ask for identification if a customer who looks younger than 25 is trying to buy a ``Mature'' video. Staples also will post signs explaining the video game rating system in its stores.
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In partnership with LucasArts Entertainment, Aspyr Media Inc. has announced the release of Escape from Monkey Island for the Macintosh. The conversion for this 3D adventure game was completed by Westlake Interactive. Escape from Monkey Island is the latest chapter in LucasArts' legendary Monkey Island series in which pirate-wannabe, Guybrush Threepwood, returns to face sociopathic parrots, freakishly deformed buccaneers and an insult flinging villain with a sinister agenda.
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