Not a mention of adult gamers in that whole piece. This is quite worrying, because these suits aren't feed correct information by their flunkies. Not one representaitve of adult gamers, this still reinforces that stereotype that only kids play games. For a growing industry that brings so much money into this country, why can't someone in the industry get out there and represent our needs as gamers.

I'd vote for Clive Barker to do this. He's a known name with games and mainstream media and understands what games are about and who plays them. Come on, Clive.

As far as I'm concerned, children already get enough protection via age ratings in the U.K. Once you start going beyond and circumventing that and treading on the interests of mature adults, then we are gonna have a big problem. Adults without kids have to give up their gaming rights for those with kids? That's just crazy, where will it end?

I used to watch Prime Minister's Questions on C-SPAN...far more entertaining than anything the US legislature has ever put on TV....I'd like to see some brave MP ask Mister Brown if he is aware that the average gamer was in the 13-16 age group when Margaret Thatcher had his job. (or something pithy and cutting like that, adjusting the numbers to fit the statistics) Since he appears to feel that videogaming is exclusively a youf issue.

Perhaps these so called parents should stop being passively "concerned" and try "engaging" with their spawn, dare I suggest even going so far as taking an "active interest" in what they are up to, be it with videogames, online activities, movies and, horror of horrors, books and magazines.

As a 33-year-old gamer, who is already pissed off beyond all belief by the f**king smoking ban ruining my favourite venues (now empty and charmless inside while 80% of people are smoking outside), I have a warning for Mr Brown: touch my games; ruin, pollute or censor them; and I will hunt you down like a dog. A DOG, I SAY!

Sure, it's hardly constructive but I'm sick to death of the fools who are running this country fiddling about with my freedoms and making a mockery of what it is to be a right-minded, free-thinking socially aware adult. There are ratings on games already, just make sure that retailers abide to them and parents are aware. Stick your oar in to the content and you risk upsetting millions of 18+ gamers. Or perhaps it's about time the straw finally broke the camel's back and we had a bloody revolution in this increasingly depressing country.

F**k you Brownie, you know NOTHING so keep out of it. I do usually like to write more constructive comments but I've just about had it up to here [points skyward] with these t**ts in charge.

Well, get the institutional game started then. There's proof out there the average age of a gamer is actually 30, you have the names of the departments involved, Why can't every UK-based newstsite/blogger/magazine and what not join forces and mail/write these departments their ass off.

It is a "Citizens jury" (like someone is on trail) so someone should take up the defense of videogames. Miyamoto always said, videogames is this age rock'n roll...so how about some?