My "Video Game Controversy" rant.

Hello!

Since it's been a slow past few days in the world of video games, I have decided to go on another one of my legendary video game rants.

Today, I will rant about "Violent Video games".

Video games like "Doom" and "The Warriors" have been accused of containing disturbing and violent and disturbing content.

2 words:

ESRB ratings.

Basically, look at the funny letter in the corner of the packaging before you buy Grand Theft Auto 2 as a Christmas present for your five year old child.

Although I think the ESRB ratings are waaay too high and are a complete joke, (Seriously, who would rate Super Smash Bros. Brawl "T" for teen) they are a good first step for the average technology illiterate "Soccer - mom".

Also, incidents like Columbine have been blamed, by many hippie/helicopter parents, on video games.

What the hell??

Yes, they're blaming Columbine on video games.

May I ask, how does a violent video game like GTA influence kids to do school massacres? Sure, there are (OMG) guns, but a game where your main character can be shot about 20 times and still be alive is no way realistic enough to influence kids to do something like columbine.

The video games are not the cause: the parenting is. The parents don't want to admit that it was their own parenting that wrongly influenced the kids, so they rummage around in their kids' bedrooms, find the first video game with a gun on the cover, and blame it on that.

VERDICT - REAL LIFE VIOLENCE:

Video games: INNOCENT

Bad Parentinng: GUILTY.