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Date: 2004-09-03 12:08:09

Comment:

Yes... Only that's notthe way the videogame industry works. People still seem to think of these games as 'kids toys' and that's why there's always an outcry from parents when games such as GTA are released. No one seems to understand that while there are alot of little kids that play games there's also alot more adults aged between 18 and 40 who love games too. It's simply the fact that they were once little kids hooked on games but now they've grown up and still want to play. The only thing that's changed is their tastes, for instance when they were kids they probably enjoyed things like Disney movies whereas, now adults they're more into movies like Goodfellas or Scarface. So it's the same with games, no longer interested in things like Sonic the Hedgehog or Super Mario they crave more adult games. That's where developers like Rockstar come in, they see a market and decide to develop games for the adult gaming population. Unfortunatly, many kids are attracted to the games they develop and when a shooting or murder comes about all the parents are quick to blame the games and their 'brainwashing' of innocent youths, thereby putting future distribution of these kind of games in jeopardy. I don't believe games should be censored in any way but I don't want the games banned because one little kid can't tell fantasy from reality. Maybe if the parents took more responsibility I'd change my mind but as they always look for the easy scapegoat I can't see this happening.