This is an interesting editorial from a writer over at 1up.com
I would bump the editorial thread, but thought this was worth the read.
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Honestly, I don't even remember which game was being demoed -- Medal of Honor? Black Ops? All the shooters I saw at this week's conferences kind of blurred together for me in a stream of non-stop explosions and guns and "ripped from the headlines" power fantasies... and my rigid E3 schedule and general lack of sleep certainly didn't help. I think it was the former, but I suppose that doesn't matter so much as what I do remember... namely, the sensation that the games industry has forgotten how to communicate by any means other than screaming at the top of its lungs about the awesomeness of lovingly rendered gore.
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http://www.gamespite.net/verbalspew/...entry_1604.php
I'm not opposed to violence in games, but I do think we're getting to the point where it is just becoming a bit much.