Another thread has been woven into the messy tapestry that is the current debate
on violent videogames.
Not exact matches
That
VideoGame Blog recently interviewed Call of Juarez and Chrome developer Techland about their upcoming survival horror game, Dead Island, and we thought we'd get the opinion of someone who's actually working
on a gory and
violent game that could possibly face similar treatment by some rating organizations.
While this is an understandable opinion, many of the media went so far as to put the blame
on videogames, claiming that playing
violent games had driven Seung - Hui Cho to commit the act of murder
on such a scale.
I wish I could do some of the things
videogames allows you to do
on SOME people but thats as far as my
violent tendencies gets.
This week, United States President Donald Trump will meet game industry executives to discuss the impact of
violent videogames on tragedies such as the recent high school mass shooting.
I haven't killed myself or decided to shoot up my high school, I've gone
on to lead a decent fairly average everyday life in which I go to work, be a parent, socialise with my friends and when I get the chance wind down with a
videogame may it be
violent or not.
Update, March 8: The White House meeting
on videogame violence has taken place, and little of note has come out of it - aside from an 88 second supercut of
violent games.
The arguments about whether
videogames can cause
violent behaviour in minors has been raging
on for many years, with sensationalist pundits and ropey researchers quick to cash in
on many parents» fears.