My husband is a huge gamer and this issue is a constant argument between the both of us. I am on the side that kids shouldn't be playing video games much at all and would really prefer not at all, and certaninly not violent ones. I much prefer kids using thier own imaginations, playing outside with friends, and enjoying life. Too much now these days more and more parents are using computers, televisions, and technology to babysit and raise thier kids rather than doing it themselves. While my husband seems to think that there is no issue at all because a kid should be able to differentiate between real and fake. Whether they can or not I don't think should introduce things like this to kids. These days parents seem to want their children to grow up so much sooner, and when that happens the child loses much in life as I see it. If I have anything to say about it our daughter will be growing up in much the same manner that I did and not be introduced to things like this till much later in life because there is no need for it, it serves no purpose, and it destroys your childrens inocence and way of thinking. But this is just my opinion.
I raid in online games and often used to take part in tournements with shooting games like counter strike, halo, doom and tekken.
