The answer is a resounding maybe. Simon Parkin tackled the crucial issue in a timely article for Eurogamer. To prove that they do, he tracked down a gun-crazed kid in Illinois, a B.B. gun manufacturer who produces replicas of automatic weapons, a US Senator, an game developer who wished to remain anonymous, and the founder of a gun company whose weapons appear in games. A representative from that company, Barrett Rifles, who produces the M82, told him matter-of-factly, “video games expose our brand to a young audience who are considered possible future owners.” Woof. – – – In a perfect world,…