CBS News' GameCore has published a new article - nay, a rallying cry - for gamers on the couch. The article
asks that gamers let their voices be heard and find a way to let the politicians know what matters to them.
Author Scott Conroy lays out a pretty persuasive piece on why we need to exert more effort to get our cause heard -
after all, we are many of us old enough to vote. Or we could wait until the video game generation grows up and
become elected officials themselves.
My favorite part of this article lies on the second page with the brief summary the author had with Rep. Upton - the
man who sponsored the resolution that the FTC get involved with the Hot Coffee fiasco. Turns out, he's played an
Xbox, and he believes that parents are most at fault for letting their children play violent games - the FTC
investigation is just him doing his job. And I understand that, because in all honesties, Rockstar really did
screw up.
To what extent should video games be protected under the First Amendment? I'd like to see a line where sex was
okay, but blatant racist games were not, but even then
that might be a violation of their (much undeserving) rights.
