“For those of you who haven’t experienced Dr Sadie’s remedies for gaming addiction she is not to unlike the video game nerd, but don’t tell her I said that…she’d beat me.”

Surprise, surprise!

Says research going on at Harvard University revealed in a book titled Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games And What Parents Can Do.

Apparently, they "talked to the kids" - something no study had done before in researching the link between violent behaviour and video games.

However, and this is the tricky part, there was a significant difference between those that played M games and gamers who steered clear of the M rating. When it came to aggressive behaviour the percentage between the players was higher in girls rather than boys.

While this research could be likened to flogging a dead horse by some, this issue has been key in determining censorship and classification both her in Australia and overseas.

More info at the ABC.