This holiday season, parents need your help.

While out searching for the perfect gift, millions of parents will consider video games. And without our help, they might end up just buying a sweater instead.

Parents have a hard enough time during the holiday season sorting through all the great game titles available -- and it isn't made any easier by all the negative (and untrue) media hype about the games out there.

That's where savvy gamers like you come in. Together, we can put together a holiday shopping guide to help parents make smart and fun choices for their kids.

Share your shopping tip for parents today:

http://www.videogamevoters.org/your-tips

Think about the essential questions you ask yourself when looking for video games as gifts for kids, such as:

* How do you know if a game is appropriate for a child?
* Where can you find recommendations for games a kid will enjoy?
* And once the gifts are unwrapped and the controllers out, what tips do you have for parents to enjoy games with their children?

Your answers to questions like these will help parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents and siblings turn what is normally a difficult holiday choice into the best gift ever -- at least until next year.

Send us your shopping tips now:

http://www.videogamevoters.org/your-tips

We'll assemble the best tips into the ultimate shopping guide for parents.

Happy holidays!

It's been a very busy year at the Video Game Voters Network.

With your help, we've been leading the charge against computer and video game censorship.

We sent letters - and video game controllers - to lawmakers demanding they stand up for free speech. We joined forces with comic book legend Stan Lee and the hilarious game critic Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw.

We did all of this, and today we're getting out the vote.

Let's make a show of force for lawmakers everywhere and remind them we will still be here tomorrow.

http://videogamevoters.org/blog/entry/gamers_go_vote/

Today is VGVN's National Day of Action, and a big day for anyone who cares deeply about free speech and the First Amendment.

Thousands of gamers around the country will be speaking out in one collective voice today, sending a clear message to lawmakers that we will not tolerate the censorship of our games.

Be a part of the National Day of Action right now:

http://www.videogamevoters.org/dayofaction

Our campaign to protect First Amendment rights is gaining steam!

We asked you to dig up your old controllers and write your message of protest to California Senator Leland Yee. We received a bunch of great photo submissions of your old controllers making the difference.

With the Supreme Court decision over the California game law on the horizon, your controllers and messages for First Amendment rights are being heard.

Keep them coming; we know it’s making a difference!
http://videogamevoters.org/page/s/controller-campaign

By now you've heard about the threats posed by anti-gaming politicians and media outlets.

But we guarantee you haven't heard it expressed quite like Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Zero Punctuation. Check out this brand new video he made just for the Video Game Voters Network -- and share it with everyone you know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HLsOilplBxk

Seriously, does Ben ever breathe?

Like he says, "Games are too important to be left in the hands of the Anti-Fun Brigade."

That's where you come in. With your help, the Video Game Voters Network is leading the charge to stop the "Anti-Fun Brigade" from putting strict, unfair regulations on video games.

The first step is to tell as many people as possible about threats facing video games, and no one can make the case as quickly (and hilariously) as Ben from Zero Punctuation. Watch his new video and pass it along to everyone you know who loves video games:

http://www.videogamevoters.org/zero-video