Entries in 'violence' (55)
Walking Dead game shuffles past Australia
The upcoming game based on TV IP The Walking Dead will not be released in Australia or New Zealand.
OPINION: Teachers blame games for child violence
UK teachers have lashed out at the easy access to violent video games, blaming the phenomenon for a rise of violent and inappropriate behaviour in schools.
GAME stores facing abusive behaviour risk
Following reports of sporadic violence at some GAME stores, one outlet has taken the move of posting a warning to its customers at the door.
Selective Vaz attacks games AGAIN
Keith Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester East, has once gain used his position of power to launch an unwarranted attack on the games industry.
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The father of video games thinks modern gaming is "a disgrace"
The man who is credited with fathering the modern video games industry has delivered a damning verdict of the modern games market.
Noel Gallagher blames games for UK riots
The London Evening Standard may have seen fit to revoke claims that gaming was a partial cause for last week’s UK riots, but the same can’t be said for Noel ...
FIFA makes users 'more aggressive' than COD
Call of Duty, Bulletstorm, Grand Theft Auto – these are the familiar names of killer games sewing their evil seeds in the minds of children across the nation.
Dara O'Briain's love for gaming
Jonathan Ross, Simon Pegg, Iain Lee, Chris Moyles, Snoop Dogg – the list of celebrities who openly express their love for gaming is consistently growing.
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OPINION: That Dead Island trailer
I want to start by saying something right from the off – I hate moral campaigners. I hate political correctness, I hate tabloid outrages, I hate the idea of game ...
Adult games given Middle East lifeline
Violent and adult-themed games have been thrown a lifeline in the potentially lucrative Middle Eastern market after a new alliance was formed that hopes to take on the task of ...
AUS: Hope grows for R18+
There has been further positive noises regarding the possibility of the introduction of a new R18+ rating for video games in Australia.
Journalist defends GTA: Raoul Moat story
The Daily Star journalist who penned yesterday’s story claiming that a Grand Theft Auto game based around the recent Rothbury shootings is in the works has stated that he’s surprised ...
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Daily Star ‘reveals’ GTA: Rothbury
In what could possibly be the most outrageous piece of video games reporting in a national UK paper, The Daily Star has today expressed its “fury” at news that a ...
Violence impact minimal
Violent video games are almost completely harmless to young people with any negative effects likely to only impact those with pre-existing mental instability.
US: ESA to fight violent games bill
The Entertainment Software Association has vowed to fight Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed legislation that would illegalise the sale of violent games to minors in the US.
US games violence explained
Confused by the current legal row between games retailers and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the US? MCV is at hand to explain the background to the feud…
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Supreme Court to rule in games violence case
The US Supreme Court will deliver the final verdict in the increasingly feverous storm that is enveloping the US games sector that sees Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger trying to illegalise the ...
AUS: R18+ support in doubt
It has emerged that John Rau, the new South Australian attorney-general, is not the huge supporter of the introduction of an R18+ video game rating as had previously been suggested.
AUS: Atkinson replacement supports R18+
The man who will be filling the shoes of the outgoing South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is said to be in favour of the introduction of an R18+ age rating ...
AUS: Atkinson steps down
The man who many see as the main barrier to Australia’s introduction of a R18+ ratings certificate, Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, is to leave Parliamant in 2014.
Switzerland passes violent games ban
Just a month after the proposals were first outlined in full, the Swiss National Council has now officially passed a law that will ultimately lead to the complete ban ...
Violent games outlawed in Venezuela
Having begun its journey through the Venezuelan court system last August, violent video games have now officially been banned in the formally Spanish-owned South American republic.
AUS: Welcome To Violence pack announced
Perhaps fearing that mere M15+ violence will no longer be sufficient to abate the Aussie appetite for violence if authorities do indeed legalise the sale of R18+ games, Sega ...
Grow Up Australia wins widespread support
The deadline for submissions in the ongoing debate around mature and violent video games in Australia is this Sunday – and campaign group Grow Up Australia says it already has ...
Switzerland pursues violent games ban
With violent games currently causing a stir in Australia, closer to home it has emerged that Switzerland is now considering banning violent video games outright in the territory.
