@jayntampa: Ah, you were referring to appearances. Yes, I agree with you there; any flaws in the new IP will be perceived as being related to the game being multiplatform.

@Michael Dukakis: Is that two handed or two fingers?

@jayntampa: If you mean because they were able to devote more resources to making an engine that performs better because it's only a single platform then you might have an argument. If you mean that the only reason people like it is because it's an exclusive I have to disagree.

@LawFairy: If it helps, I usually play games the same way. Lately I've found a loop-hole for myself anyway: I create a character, background for the character, etc. and as I play I ask myself "what would this person do in this situation?" I'm not the one doing all this, the character is and I'm just following the…

@DirtyUncle: I'll take that a step further: I think video games are less damaging to children from a moral perspective because in a video game you are given a choice as to what happens whereas in less interactive media you are compelled to see the action in only one way. Games that have a narrow narrative focus can be…

@LawFairy: Yeah, that's definately true. Because of the way Leigh worded things my interpretation was that she didn't find it funny because it hit too close to home. I figured she'd included it to show Pete's lack of social skills and that he doesn't understand what is and isn't appropriate to say to a woman.

I would kill to see nintendo pull it's products from gamestop. It's probably the only big company that could get away with it.

@AerintheGREAT: Being that I'm a guy, it's just funny and ironic.

@ThursdayNext: You do not understand first amendment law. I'm not talking just about the words in the amendment itself, I'm refering to the process the supreme court has established to protect the first amendment. This law does not meet any of those standards. If this law were to be upheld it would severely damage the…

@Deanb: There are just too many differences to state it that simply. I'll concede that we can't rule out the possibility of it succeeding because it has worked elsewhere but to assume that is wrong. I'm not an alcoholic, I can drink as much as I want without any addictive effects. That does not mean that anyone else…

@Deanb: Nice straw man there. And here I was hoping for some of that "level headed discussion." Does this mean there are no flaws in my argument or just that you're not interested in the discussion anymore?

@Slagathorian: Stand tall and shake the heavens...: Your examples are completely different from media. There is no comparison. Beyond that, most of those have nothing to do with "parenting."

@kyosen: Honestly, I'm surprised the left and right haven't gotten together on this one since they both want it to happen for different reasons.

@ThursdayNext: 1. This law seeks to limit the expression of video game makers. The fact that it does not do so directly with a law does not make that any less a goal. If the goal was really to protect children then they could have determined what does and does not harm children and then clearly defined it. They made…

Something that I haven't seen anyone mention:

@dormin: Yes, this law is a huge deal for many reasons. I'm not going to think of all of them but I'll list the ones that come to me:

@ThursdayNext: Sure it does. I know plenty of parents who are that attentive. Saying that it's not a perfect world is just a cop-out so they don't have to work as hard.

@kyosen: Naw, actually makes a lot of sense for it to happen in CA. The left is about big government, government regulation and control. This would ultimately create a new government beauacracy and it gives the government more control. Defiantely sounds like something that would come out of Frisco.

@Deanb: See, these arguments about what works in a completely different legal system (and society for that matter) don't really make any sense at all. You wouldn't want a US citizen to tell you how you should do things in the UK now would you? I have no problem with discussing the issue but trying to say "it worked…

@Deanb: "So this way a parent has to take a more active role in what games their kid can play. So quite the opposite of 'not giving a shit' as you suggest."