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Wii 'Beer Pong' DLC Angers AG

Michael Ubaldi  //  July 7, 2008  //   9:25 PM

Faces are red and puns are awful in the wake of "controversy brewing":

Connecticut's attorney general isn't happy that a video game called Frat Party Games: Beer Pong was rated suitable for children as young as 13. Richard Blumenthal said Monday that the Entertainment Software Rating Board made a mistake by clearing the game for young teens and he worries other games in the yet-to-be-released Frat Party Games line will also be approved for those same gamers. . . .

JV Games Vice President Jag Jaeger informed Blumenthal last month that the company is renaming the game Pong Toss and eliminating all references to alcohol.

The situation's come to a head! Has critics foaming! A bitter dispute! Blumenthal's drunk with power! Someone stop me!

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