A new poll conducted at whattheyplay.com (a site oriented towards educating parents about videogame content) shows that people are more offended by sex than violence in games. Keep in mind that this is a thoroughly unscientific study of a very skewed portion of the population (read: parents who care what their kids are playing), but the results are still surprising. According to the poll, the most offensive thing in a videogame is a depiction of a man and a woman having sex (37%) followed by two men kissing (27%), then a graphically severed human head (26%), and lastly, multiple use of the F-word (10%).

Yahoo Tech has just posted their latest CES discovery – a new website for parents called WhatTheyPlay. Offering game advice and information to parents in the form of reviews and editorials, Yahoo points to the site’s greatest strengths: its community features (the comments sections allow parents to ask and answer questions) and objectivity. It’s a more »

With all the recent controversy surrounding video game titles including Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt, parents have begun to worry about the kinds of games their kids play. Most parents rarely spend time playing with their kids in order to find out what those games are really about and the ESRB ratings only provide brief more »