Today's Rant

Fight the Power
I have know about this for a few weeks now, but I have yet to comment on it because I have been so busy with the UnderGround and Geezer Radio, but since things are quieting down on both of those, I will go ahead and address this subject. Ever since the “Hot Coffee” incident, politicians all over the country have been lining up to ban the sale of “M” rated video games to minors. Well, first of all, we already have the ESRB which outlines and gives ratings for games. It is really against the rules and quasi illegal to sell the “M” rated games to minors, but the states want to take it one step farther. This is nothing new to the entertainment industry. I recall (not very well, but...) hearing that putting a label on music would help prevent explicit music out of the hands of minors, but has that helped in the long run?

That question is still up for debate, but the reason I bring that past issue up is because back then we didn’t have the massive internet as we know today. Today we have blog’s, message boards, or forums and that makes it much easier to get the word out about things that threaten our way of life. Also back in the 80’s, we didn’t have the ability to easily find ways to legally fight the good fight. Well, back to the video game fight. Let me do say that I agree with not selling indecent material to children, but I think that educating parents is more important than passing a law.

If you want to get involved in keeping the gaming industry doing the right thing and not getting bogged down with congressional oversight check out this website: http://www.videogamevoters.org/ I hope you do get involved.

Now, for the Weather
I played R6V2 all last night (6:15 – 11:15) for the second gaming day in a row. I love that game. I’m getting a little burned out on T-Hunt, but wouldn’t mind continuing to play it. I would like to play some PvP sometime. My wife hates R6V2 because in between Halo 3 and R6V2 a lot of my gaming nights (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays) have been spent with about an hour or two before I would get bored and gravitate to the TV and her arms. Well, that has changed, and she ain’t happy. I am so looking forward to the Meet and Greet in May. I was very disappointed to learn that Furgus isn’t going to make it. But at least Jeeps and his mom will be there :~).