Frankie

All I see from this "A true gamer isn't..." blah blah blah or the "Violent games are training people to kill..." bullshit is the sign of $$$$. Politicians need controversy to get noticed and anything they think could give it to them, they will go after it. Now, in the case of Mr. Jack Thompson, all he sees is the possibility of lawsuits if a law implies that videogames are dangerous to minors, or any psychological study he can get his hands on, WHAT AN HYPOCRIT. If you look at what is exactly at stake here is just the fact that even when many games are labeled for adults, how many gaming magazines are geared for adults? 3, 4 maybe? the rest of the magazines just hype games and most of the readers are kids, then these kids go and get a hold of these games because the magazine said is good or it looks cool. I have been playing games for more than 24 years, and back in the day there was no need (or graphical capability) to show blood or explicit gore. If they pass a law to make it illegal to sell adult videogames to minors it means a lot of sales will just poof! disappear. There will be no more kid telling daddy to buy him this or that game for holidays 'cause if daddy does such a thing he could end in jail. It is a matter of MONEY people, less people to buy violent videogames means less violent videogames, and it just so happens that A LOT of money comes from violent videogames. New technologies are making graphics look closer and closer to the real thing, making violence and gore look very real. A mind in development could easily be affected by a violent scene or behavior, and since most violent video games are ending in the hands of kids because daddy or mommy are not doing their job, well, that’s why the government is stepping in. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE GTA and zillion other violent games, but I am totally against a kid playing these games, and misleading people with things like "A gamer is not this or that" is just an irresponsible way to make people get involved in a political topic. It is true that some of the legislations being proposed are very uneducated, but what other way is there but a law to make parents take responsibility of their kids when they go and buy games.

here's a link to the trailer that after the first release is suddenly "missing", be warned, this trailer may induce mass suicides...

http://1.kinogov.z8.ru/deadoralive_teaser.mov

kudos to bilal in ukresistance for finding the link.