U.K. approves ad implying video games kill

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Video-game makers, who are usually the ones pissing everyone else off with their ads, are suddenly the aggrieved parties over in the U.K., where a government campaign implies that playing video games could lead to an early death. The ad shown here is part of the U.K. government's Change4Life campaign, which is a broader effort to get kids to live healthier lifestyles. But since the kid in the ad has a PlayStation controller in his hands, the videogame industry is taking it personally and has loudly complained.

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