THE WORST / BEST VIDEO GAMES OF THE YEAR

Detroit Prosecutor Kym Worthy has done all parents a huge favour by figuring out exactly which video games are most desired by kids these days. Worthy created her list of “10 Games to Avoid This Christmas” in order to try to spark a boycott of games which she believes are partly responsible for “the horribleness and gruesomeness of the crimes” in America (of course we all remember how there was no violent crime before video games were invented). She even wrote little blurbs to encapsulate the gore for unsuspecting parents, so if you’ve been looking for some new action, here are her recommendations: Manhunt ("revolves around the making of a snuff film"); Scarface ("involves buying and selling drugs and killing hundreds of people”); 300: The Video Game ("invites game room gladiators to slice their way through the Persian army”); and God of War ("a sea of unrelenting violence”). (Games.ign.com)