Violence

In Real Life

Police Say Christmas Gaming Drove Woman To Attack Children With Butcher Knife

10:00AM December 29, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Allegedly enraged over her five-year-old son’s playing of a video game he received as a Christmas gift, Jutrina Tillman of Phoenix, Arizona, dragged the young boy into his bedroom and began to strangle him before threatening to kill him and his 13-year-old sister with a butcher knife. More »


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Scientists Prove Once Again That Playing Violent Video Games Alters Young Men’s Brains

6:20AM November 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America earlier this week, researchers believe they’ve found proof that violent video games alter the portion of the brain responsible for controlling emotion and aggressive behaviour. How many times are we going to prove this? More »


In Real Life

Activision Uninvites Celebrity From Modern Warfare 3 Party After Learning She’s A Porn Star

3:00AM November 2, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Dutch porn star Kim Holland was invited and then quickly uninvited from a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 VIP party in Amsterdam later this month after the game’s publisher discovered what she did for a living, Eigenwereld reports. More »


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Study On Effects Of Violent Games: Blame The Player, Not The Game

7:00AM September 17, 2011 | Matthew Buzzi

A study by Villanova University psychologist Patrick Markey suggests that the personality of the person playing a video game is more likely the cause of violent behaviour than the actual content of the game. More »


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It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression

3:20AM August 31, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Do violent video games cause aggressive behaviour? According to a recent report published in the journal Psychology of Violence, the competitive aspect of gaming is more likely to generate aggro than mere violence. All this from a bunch of university students, some video games, and some hot sauce. Science is an amazing thing. More »


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Expert Says Blaming Massacres On Video Games Smacks Of Racism

1:00PM July 29, 2011 | Mike Fahey

When tragedies such as the recent massacre in Oslo, Norway occur, the first place many look to lay blame is in the video games the perpetrators played. According to clinical psychologist Christopher Ferguson, when white males kill and games are blamed, there may be racism at play. More »


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Violent Video Games And The Rights Of Parents

5:00AM July 6, 2011 | Charles J. Chaput

In this essay originally penned for First Things, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput discusses the recent Supreme Court decision that granted video games First Amendment protection. Opening with his memories of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, Chaput is clearly against the decision. More »


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Know Your Rights

2:00AM June 28, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia defends the Supreme Court’s decision to keep violent video games in the hands of California gamers based on the First Amendment.


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Does This Experiment Prove Violent Games Increase Aggressive Behaviour?

6:40AM May 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In a University of Missouri study sure to be cited by anti-gaming pundits for years to come, researchers provide what could be considered solid proof of the link between violent video games, aggression, and wearing funny hats. More »


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Violence Erupts At A Chinese Apple Store After iPad 2 Release

5:20PM May 8, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Although no one seems sure what exactly happened, reports are coming out that fights broke out between staff and customers at this Beijing Apple Store today. We’re talking bloodied faces and broken glass here. All over the new iPad? More »