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News

You Don’t Score Points For Killing Children In Grand Theft Auto

10:30PM April 13, 2011 | Renato Bueno Kotaku Brasil

Last Thursday, Brazil was visited by its own Columbine massacre. Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23, opened fire at a school in Rio de Janeiro killing 12 pupils and injuring 13 others, aged between 12 and 14 years old. Wellington killed himself minutes later, after being shot by a policeman. The country was shocked – and then the witch hunt started. It was almost inevitable that like Columbine before, video games were fingered by some looking for a simple explanation. More »


PC

No Regrets From The School Shooter Game That Aims For Columbine Massacre Simulation

2:00PM March 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

What kind of video game would proudly promote the option to wield Columbine shooter Eric Harris’ TEC-9 and Virgina Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho’s akimbo pistols while embarking on a murderous rampage? The unashamed School Shooter: North American Tour 2012, a new game mod “dedicated to being the best school shooting experience an angsty little shit could ever experience”. More »


In Real Life

Violence Debate Still Fixated on Knee-Jerk Issues

1:00AM April 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Two days from the 10th anniversary of Columbine, Salon’s David Sirota writes that “our national discussion about violence hasn’t yet matured past gun control and video games.”

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In Real Life

New Columbine Book Touches on Gaming Connections

2:00AM February 5, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Columbine: A True Crime Story offers a fresh perspective on the Columbine shooting, digging into the intricate web of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold’s lives, from video games to team sports, and how they went from cub scouts to killers.

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