Entries in 'violence in games' (11)
US Senator: Video games a bigger problem than guns
In a demonstration of both ignorance and apparent loyalty, US Senator Lamar Alexander has spoken out against video games – calling them “a bigger problem than guns”, because they “affect ...
NRA launches Practice Range educational game on iOS
A National Rifle Association-licensed educational game has been made available on Apple's App Store.
NRA exec points finger at video games for 'selling violence'
The National Rifle Association has looked to pile some of the blame for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on violent video games.
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.
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Church of England calls for strict games regulation
An unfortunate muddle of fear and disgust towards violent game content was expressed by the Anglican church last night – with its legislative body calling for strict regulation of games.
Violence in games good for you, discovers report
A study by Middlesex University has found that gamers that indulge in violence in MMO titles like World Of Warcraft [pictured] are more likely to feel relaxed and less angry ...
Gamers to see SAW in 2009
Attention gore fans: Brash Entertainment has announced it has acquired the rights to a game based on grisly horror movie series SAW.
ELSPA responds to PM’s ‘concerns’ over games
Following’s Gordon Brown’s comments to The Sun this week, ELSPA has been in dialogue with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – and has been told that despite ...Advertisement
INTERVIEW: Dr Tanya Byron
Dr. Tanya Byron, the author of the Government’s Review of violence in video games, has told MCV that the current system for rating games poses problems to both the industry ...
Violence in Games SPECIAL: Interview with the BBFC
BBFC senior examiner Gianni Zamo has told MCV that rating a game can be harder than rating an equally violent film, and that the process it follows is to be ...
Violence in Games SPECIAL REPORT
Whether it’s the banning of Rockstar’s Manhunt 2, the requested editing of Codemasters’ Clive Barker’s Jericho, the hot coffee scandal that recently enveloped Grand Theft Auto or the recently announced ...
