Interesting reading the comments in this thread. I've been part of the crowd that said loud and proud that "no, video games aren't making you more violent, and aren't destroying your soul". But here we are with a whole list of people who report that it has had a negative influence on their driving etc.
too much of ANYTHING is bad for our plastic brains.
Too much religion, too much water, too much movies, too much food, too much air, too much sun , too much video games, too much sex, too much boredom, too much living.
the answer is not to take any of these things away, the answer is to be open and honest about them, reason about them and communicate freely.