You've probably seen the ads -- runner on second base delivers an uppercut to the second-baseman. Defensive end spears the running back to the point of breaking him in two.

What the heck? Is this the WWF version of our national pastimes?

Well, Midway's NFL Blitz has gotten the attention of the NFL in a not-so-friendly way. This Wired article sheds some light on the hornet's nest that Midway has stirred up. I think that while GTA3 and Vice City are o.k. in their tongue-in-cheek violent ways, these games go a little too far.

What do you think?