Comment Not just a 'game' (Score 1) 220
The problem isn't the word game itself that has a childish connotation.
As other people have pointed out various sports games, the game of chess, and others don't have this issue, but if you say video game then that takes on a whole new meaning.
I'm afraid that anymore instead of meaning something childish our 'good' senators and like minded interest groups are going to make sure it's synonymous with violence or crime/murder simulators. We may want to be careful what we ask for. Maybe being considerd childish isn't so bad after all?