Mafia Victim Families Fight Violent Video Games
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The Mafia killed Sonia Alfano’s father, Sicilian journalist Beppe, on Jan. 8, 1993. Now she’s fighting against video games that she says trivialize violence and murder.
A member of the European Parliament, Alfano opposes games such as “Mafia II” by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., whose investors include billionaire Carl Icahn. The sequel to 2007’s “Mafia” for personal computers, Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 lets players take on the role of Vito Scaletta, who rises through the organization’s ranks, going from petty robberies to mob hits, gunfights and combat.