If critics want to ban Grand Theft Auto because it lets you kill virtual people, what world do they live in?

Charlie Brooker: In a previous life, I reviewed videogames for a living. As jobs go, it was a curate's egg. On the one hand, I could legitimately sit around playing games until three in the morning without feeling guilty - even if I wasn't specifically reviewing whatever I was currently playing, it all provided useful background knowledge. It never felt like work.

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe - Worth a look!

TV Critic Charlie Brooker tooks aims at the videogame industry, be wary of strong language within the series - about 6 episodes? - but a really useful overview as to how public perception of gaming has changed over time and an overview of many of the genres of games currently popular at the moment
The series also has interviews with some celebrities who are famous gamers - such as TV's Dara O'Brain