The controversy that surrounds Video Games

Video Games like many other forms of media are surrounded by controversy and censorship. The typical reasons are the way they portray graphic violence, the perversion of sex and sexual themes and the consumption of tobacco, drugs and alcohol. Video games are continuously criticised by parents, politicans, religious groups as being highly addictive and influenial and causing violent behaviour, directed at violent behaviour displayed by youths. Video Games such as mortal Konbat, Grand Theft Auto, Doom sparked controversy in the United States. In the United States, where it is all pc, the ever recurring issue and national wide controversy at the attempt to censor video games "Video game censorship is defined as the use of state or group power to control the playing, distribution, purchase, or sale of video games or computer games" (Wikipedia). The attempts at trying to censor video games was a violation of the First Amendment Rights. Funny irony really, the term of violation, as the Video games violate us in a certain way (my inner feminism coming out), but we can not violate them (in a certain way).
The controversy around video games is nothing new and it happens in all other forms of media; motion picture, music etc. In the forms of censorship, censorship can give video games a rating from G to AO, but realistically, Children are going to get their hands on it illegally or through other sources, they can watch the six clock news to watch violence or television and bear witness to drugs, tobacco, alcohol and profanity.
I guess the controversy that surrounds will always be there and that the attempts of censorship and control of it is highly unlikely, due to the popularity and the forms of distribution and production of it.