It continued all the way into the 2000s. A particularly stupid episode was the outcry around Mass Effect, which was thankfully short-lived due to Geoff Keighley

It continued all the way into the 2000s. A particularly stupid episode was the outcry around Mass Effect, which was thankfully short-lived due to Geoff Keighley's excellent response [1]. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but the moral panic around video games seemed to die down around the time Jack Thompson was disbarred. [1]: https://youtu.be/PKzF173GqTU https://youtu.be/PKzF173GqTU