Hey there.  I'm Robert "DCD" Workman, and welcome to the new daily blog that I'll be doing here at Gamerlive.tv.  My goal is to cover daily topics and basically provide my two cents on them in an entertaining fashion.  Hope you enjoy the read.

Now then, onto today's topic.  Unless you've been playing video games all day or basically avoiding technical stuff, you've already caught the news regarding the Supreme Court's decision to knock down a proposed law by the state of California -- or, in this case, Governor Brown, acting on behalf of the former Governator Schwarzenegger.  Essentially, if passed, it would've made selling mature-rated games to minors illegal, and gotten some stores nervous enough to possibly remove them from their shelves.  Luckily, this law was NOT passed, as the Court found in favor of us 7-2 and deemed games protected by freedom of speech.

So does this mean that the battle is over?  Hardly.  If anything, some politicians don't know when to quit.  Jack Thompson could easily be lurking about, waiting on someone to foolishly recreate the L.A. Noire mantra or some other stupid act.  And you know some foolhardy parents that don't understand what it means to responsibly look after a child will easily blame the game-makers for their mistake, and rush off to their local politician to protest.  We've seen it before and, sadly, we'll see it again.  (We're looking at you, Ms. "I Can't Stand Primal Rage".  Get over it.  The game's over a decade old.)

However, this is nothing to panic about.  The Supreme Court's decision today actually shows that someone is listening to us, and not just brushing us off as a group of mindless derivatives who know nothing about how things work.  They actually see us as people who do more than just yell "KILL" during Modern Warfare 2 sessions.  We're smart, enthusiastic folks (well, most of us -- not so sure about you, Mr. Playing Wii Sports On the Couch), and we've done everything, from joining up with the ECA to sounding off in our own personal articles and social feeds, to get the message across.  Games don't do the harm at all.  Granted, that doesn't mean we want little Jimmy to go out and buy Duke Nukem Forever, but obviously we should be free to make up our own minds, and not curb laws on outlets that will be nervous every time a new Modern Warfare game hits the shelves. Just let us be us already.

So, until next battle, grab a controller and celebrate the victory.

Meanwhile, to the parents out there -- I'm not picking on you as a collective.  Like I said, I'm calling out those who don't take responsibility for their children and prefer to let the laws tell them what's right and what's wrong.  The real parents are the ones who care and know what good games are out there for kids.  There are plenty.  Cars 2: The Video Game, for instance, is a nice alternate take on Mario Kart, and it's available across all platforms.  Plus, hey, you can have fun playing along with them.  Just try not to be too hard on them when they blast you with missiles and yell, "KACHOW!"  That's just part of the fun.  See the movie, you'll see what I mean.

See you next entry, gang!  Victory!

About the Author

Robert Workman

Senior Writer/Editor

Robert has years of experience in the video game industry, writing for such sites as AOL GameDaily, PlanetXbox360 and Comic Book Resources.  He can also outdrink you any day of the week.  And twice on Sunday.  Follow him at www.twitter.com/thedcd.