From canadianpress.google.com:

Parents must enforce moderation if they’re going to keep their kids from getting addicted to video games, the developer of one of the hottest games to hit the market said Friday.

Vance Wallace, the lead designer of “Tomb Raider: Underworld” which is set for release later this month just in time for Christmas, admitted gaming could become an obsession for some kids.

“I’m not a politician, a judge or even a parent, but I would say that just like with anything else, moderation is really important whether you’re talking about video games or anything in your life – movies, TV,” he said.

“You can go overboard with it, but it needs to be taken in moderation.”

His comments come just days after the body of gamer Brandon Crisp was discovered in a wooded area near his Barrie, Ont., home.

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