It has also been suggested that it is the role of parents to regulate what their children play, and that laws restricting video game vendors are an effort to replace parents' decisions with the government's decisions.<ref> http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45083/ </ref> <ref> http://www.gameculture.com/2010/11/10/editorial-parental-responsibility-and-today039s-media </ref> <ref> http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-games28-2009feb28,0,1556900.story </ref>
Though it is generally agreed that graphic video games should not be played by children, many adults play them extensively with seemingly no ill effects. Popular [[Youtube]] Christian vlogger [[Shockofgod]] is an avid fan of the first person shooter genre of combat games. He frequently post reviews and videos of his game play to his Youtube channel<ref>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C3E84FBE8CDC4B9</ref>.
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