Gameology: Commentary and Resources for the Game Studies Community

I enjoy GTA like most sandbox games (and get bored before I'm halfway into the story), but I give it credit for pushing so many aspects of gaming, most specifically storytelling and subject matter. Few games get away with the raunchy sex and drug use that movies, television, and even comics get away with. I am frustrated that Rockstar isn't given free reign to explore more subjects - the gaming rating systems are so restrictive they limit so much sexual content (since sex is worse than violence) that Rockstar's cultural commentary falls flat. GTA always stands out next to other video games, but as satire it's nothing compared to what other mediums can produce, and for that I blame the gaming industry's self-imposed censorship. Comic books suffered from this same problem with the Comic Code Authority and eventually had to grow up. Hopefully video games will soon.