Hey everyone, so I have a question that I hope can cause some discussion, and maybe even make some game companies think, and that is...

Why do video games today HAVE to have things like; Strong language, Sexuality, segguestive themes, grotesque violence,and the like?

Now I can already hear the cheap and thin reply of, "It makes it more real"... Uhh, in case no one has told you before, video games are for imagining... They aren't, or, weren't meant to be substitutes for real life. And you can get yourpoint across in the gameswithout using such things. Isn't iteasy enough to letthe playerknow a guy is mad with voice tone, volume, and subject matter? Why does he have to be swearing his head off? Does it really add anything, or does it just lower the salesof the game because it limits the audience playing the game? o.0

Another question I have, is: Why can't gaming companies put in filters? Perfect Dark back on the N64 had a filter for language, why can't these newer games have them for all of the afor mentioned things?

I mean,it is proven that clean entertainment done well sells better, I mean look at Linkin Park's first two CDs as a simple blatant example, they sold tons not only to adults and teens, but to pre-teens and younger that liked the music and their parents said "It's clean, it's well done,why not get the CD?" I mean, it's not rocket science, butI can't seem to understand it... Can someone explainto me why things are the way they are?

Thanks!

~Lildrummer10999