On a personal note, I can attest to the addictive nature of these games. My crack of choice was WoW and oh how I chased that dragon. But like all highly addictive substances, it is my firm beliefe that this area will come under the regulation of government... to protect the children. But in reality it should be regulated like any other addictive form of entertainment like gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or narcotics. Not outlawed, but regulated. Like S.Korea regulating play time, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/south-korea-imposes....
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On a personal note, I can attest to the addictive nature of these games. My crack of choice was WoW and oh how I chased that dragon. But like all highly addictive substances, it is my firm beliefe that this area will come under the regulation of government... to protect the children. But in reality it should be regulated like any other addictive form of entertainment like gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or narcotics. Not outlawed, but regulated. Like S.Korea regulating play time, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/south-korea-imposes....