VidGames Inc. markets a variety of shooting, fighting, and hunting video games. A state statue is enacted to require all game makers to label any games with an option to kill something as "excessively violent." A court would likely hold this regulation to be

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This regulation would likely be considered an unconstitutional restriction of speech under the First Amendment. Video games would be considered a form of expressive conduct and are therefore protected by the First Amendment. The labeling requirement may be seen as government censorship or a content-based restriction on speech, which would be subject to strict scrutiny by the courts.