randomrob said:
I would sign up, But I live in Britain where no-one in power is calling for video-game banning or censorship. But seriously...go for it. Stand up against the injustice. Join the proverbial Rebel Alliance (VGVN) to fight the proverbial evil Empire (The Man). Go Rock and Roll!
The newspapers still get up in arms about video games, being quite willing to lie their non existent balls off to sell some more papers to angry pensioners.
You only have to look at the recent Daily Star report where they were outraged by a 'GTA' game based on the Raoul Moat killings, which didn't exist, and rather than spent 20 seconds fact checking, they went with it because it fitted the anti gaming opinion they like to push.
On top of that, many UK politicians are more than willing to leap on any anti gaming bandwagon if it makes them look like they are 'defending the nation's morals' or 'protecting children from corrupting influence', when videogames are one of the few industries we still have.
We can't vote on the US stuff, but we can speak out, keep reminding people that gaming is now more an adult hobby than a child's one and that they are age rated and moderated, and that few games are like Manhunt and Postal 2.