[quote]I believe that a change to only 18 year olds and over would make the worlds youth safer and more intelligent than currently.[/quote] If you're going to act like you care about our youth, then be prepared to address ALL of the problems that are currently damaging children and young adults. For starters, lets talk abusive parenting, drugs, -blam!- and other forms of violence enacted by the adults themselves. This discussion about whether video games have a negative effect on a child's mind is at the least of our worries, especially an age restriction. Age restrictions already exist, but that won't stop parents from buying games like Mortal Kombat and CoD for their kids.