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Dishonored Dev Says Games Don’t Create Violence, But They Don’t Prevent It Either
If you read a recent piece on video game violence, there’s a good chance that somewhere in that article, included is a screenshot of a Dishonored neck stab. Last year was the year of the neck stab, after all. Rock, Paper, Shotgun spoke with the developer that coded that move in-game — Joe Houston — and he had Opinions On Game Violence.
Researcher Says There’s No Proof That Media Influences Behaviour
The flurry of private citizens and professional pundits opining about what role video games might have played in the awful Sandy Hook Shootings probably isn’t going to stop soon. And while commentary has been ranged from inflammatory to poignant, the central issue of whether games influence behaviour is far from being a fact.
Obama Pal Slams Video Game Commercial: ‘Shouldn’t We Also Quit Marketing Murder As A Game?’
In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, the advertising freight train chugs along mostly unaffected. Video game and movie studios continue to hype violent entertainment, filling coveted advertising slots with gunfire and explosions. It creates a juxtaposition with grim reality and an unspoken commentary on the violence Americans see and sell every day.
Hey, Your Kid Knows Uncharted 2 Isn’t Real
I can’t say I was happy when my wife’s friend brought over her seven-year-old terrorist of a child, Charlie, one summer afternoon in 2010, the same day I brought home a freshly cellophaned copy of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. All I’d wanted to do was pop it into my first edition PlayStation 3 (the one that looks like a Prometheus stage prop), sit on my arse, forget my name and blow some shit up.
It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression
Doom Creator: “If Anything… Violent Games Reduce Aggression And Violence”
John Carmack is currently working on RAGE, a game that, from what we’ve seen, will feature a fair amount of violence. His resume, which includes legendary games like Doom and Quake, hasn’t exactly been short of violence either – so when he speaks up about the impact of said violence, it’s probably worth listening. Especially in the wake of the Oslo shootings.
