A bit later than the rest of blogland, on the "videogames are not a form of speech" thing. Excuse me?! That is wrong on so many points.
I'm not America. The ruling does not affect me in any way, in theory. But it does effect me in practice. Because it goes against something good.
I'm not good with words, and yet, there are many things I want to say. That the stories some videogames tell are better than some of the assy movies or crappy books that are around today. That some videogames are brainless entertainment, yes - but so are some movies or books. That videogames can actually made you think. They can make you laugh, they can make you cry, they can make you feel. They can make you reflect on what you are, what you will be - hell, try looking at a game like Final Fantasy 7. Or Soul Reaver 2. Or even Thief (oh wait, I forgot, such a game is objectionable because it teaches you to steal. Whoops, my bad. I'm a criminal now, aren't I?). I spent hours and hours and hours thinking about the plot of those games and beyond - thinking about what free will is, when something is or isn't morally good, and everything else implied by those games.
Saying that games are not a form of speech - that videogames offer "no conveyance of ideas, expression, or anything else that could possibly amount to speech" - is BULLSHIT. But then, if you, to make your analysis, review four games, which are "Mortal Kombat", "Fear Effect", "DOOM", and "The Resident of Evil Creek", for FUCK'S SAKE, can you be expected to see beyond your nose?
Grrr. So much more I'd want to say, but as I said before, I'm not good with words. I'll just leave you with two links - a rant off of Penny Arcade, that does a great job of explaining the situation, and Kris' comments, very well thought out and exposed, and certainly more than I could manage to say.