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. More »
Despite the fact that video games have been invariably blamed for a multitude of violent criminal acts over the last decade, some researchers are actually making the claim that the increased proliferation of video games are among the factors helping reduce crime in the United States. More »
A 50-year-old man surrendered to police in Maine this morning, following a nine-hour standoff during which he threatened to blow up a bus using a fake detonator crafted out of a spiral notebook, a video game controller and duct tape.
A 13-year-old boy in Solon, Ohio, took a trip to juvie hall earlier this month after reportedly assaulting his twin brother with a broken chair leg because he wouldn’t give him a turn at the PSP. Where’s the brotherly love? More »
Detectives in Seattle look to Dungeons and Dragons Online for answers to why, according to police, an 18-year-old high school student choked a 16-year-old developmentally disabled teen girl to death last Tuesday. Warning, the details of the crime are disturbing. More »
A Meridian, Idaho man has been charged with malicious injury to property after allegedly causing $US3000 to an arcade machine at a local bar by punching it. The goal of the game? To punch it as hard as you can. More »
Musical artist, apparent Sonic the Hedgehog aficionado and one of Time magazine‘s “World’s Most Influential People” M.I.A. answers a long burning question – what does the woman known as M.I.A. think of video game violence? More »
The problem of using science to determine whether or not violent video games like Grand Theft Auto do harm to our children is neatly summed up in one article on Scientific American – there’s always good news and bad news. More »
From Chile comes another tragic tale of a sibling murdered over a video game console. More »
