Entries in 'violent games' (16)
Mario Party 9 and Animal Crossing named in Guardian's violent games Axis of Evil
Call of Duty, Halo 4, Far Cry, Borderlands – all violent games, yes, but the real damage is being done by those that conceal their violence behind a duplicitous family-friendly ...
Stephen King defends violent games
Stephen King, author of horror classics such as The Shining and Carrie, has come out in strong defence of violent video 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 ...
HAVE YOUR SAY: BBFC ratings for all games – a good idea?
If MCV and The Guardian’s predictions are correct, then there will soon be universal BBFC ‘cinema-style’ ratings for all game releases.Advertisement
Brown links games to knife crime
Gordon Brown has once again aired his concerns over violent video games as he launched a crackdown on knife crime, reports The Sun.
New inquiry into games violence revealed
A Government investigation has been launched this morning that will focus on the potential risks from harmful material on the internet and in video games.
Poll claims US parents want government games regulation
A study released by US PR firm Hill & Knowlton has claimed that 60 per cent of consumers think that the US government should have direct control of the regulations ...
75 per cent of European parents worried about violent games
A survey conducted on behalf of Microsoft has claimed that over 75 per cent of parents in the UK, France, Italy and Germany are concerned about the content of games ...
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Study links games to violence
A recent study by Professor Rowell Huesmann of the University of Michigan has claimed that viewers of violent TV and video games are more susceptible to increased aggression, according to ...
Senator warns of ‘killing-machine’ games
One of the most vocal critics of video games in North America, Senator Leland Yee, has issued a stark warning to parents concerning the purchasing of adult-themed games in the ...
Tanya Byron to speak at ELSPA forum
TV psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, author of the government’s recently announced Byron Report which will examine the availability of violent video games, is set to speak at the upcoming ELSPA ...
Full details of Government games review unveiled
The UK Government has launched its official ‘call for evidence’ over the risks to young people from violent video games – and is asking you to help the inquiry.
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Riccitiello tells TV industry: ‘You’re just as violent as games’
Chief executive of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello has told some of the most powerful luminaries in television that games are no more violent a media than TV programmes.Speaking in ...
TV psychologist to head Government games inquiry
A television psychologist best known for her work on BBC TV’s The House Of Tiny Tearaways is to spearhead the Government’s review of the availability of violent video games.Dr. ...
We won’t censor games, promises PM
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given fresh details of his proposal to review the impact of entertainment media on UK children – and ruled out any plan to further censor ...
Gordon Brown hits out at violent games
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has jumped two-footed into the debate on violent video games – promising to review new rules for the advertising and sale of software to children.
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