Regulating video games looming as political hot potato

NYTimes (registration req'd.) leads off with a story about how regulation of media content a.k.a. censorship is playing out in the world of video games. The players: Democrats looking for a "values" issue, who liken violent vid games to a public health threat versus the video gamers, a notoriously apolitical bunch who just might wake up politically if their virtual worlds are threatened. Calif. lawmakers OK control of video game sales | CNET News.com Technorati tags: gaming regulation