Josh Montez, Video Games Display More Nudity, Family News in Focus, October 25, 2004.

 Parents beware: The video games your kids play have more and more offensive content.

Sex and nudity are showing up more frequently in video games. New titles like "Playboy: the Mansion" and "Leisure Suit Larry" carry a "Mature" rating.

Al Menconi, founder of Al Menconi Ministries, doesn't like the trend, which, he said, is "a . . . development of the same thing."

The "same thing" he's referring to is offensive content. Violence has always been a staple of video games—but now you can add nudity, according to Bob Waliszewski of Focus on the Family.

"It is a volatile mix to put . . . sexuality and violence in the same mix and market it to young boys, and call it fun," Waliszewski said.

Waliszewski, an expert on youth culture, said most families wouldn't be happy with their teenage boy sitting in the living room looking at a porn magazine—and they need to be just as concerned about virtual/video game nudity.

"Absolutely, you got to be concerned! This is the same pornography—only it's in a different medium," Waliszewski said.

Kimberly McGovern, a spokesman for the Parent's Television Council, has some advice for parents:

"Get educated about the ratings and about what your kids are playing," McGovern said, "(and) know what games your kid owns."

McGovern is worried that the games will teach boys that women are objects—especially if those children don't have strong parental guidance to tell them differently.