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Citizens encouraged to get rid of violent games in wake of Newtown shooting
Read More »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. NRA head Wayne LaPierre decried violence in video games, and other media, during a press briefing last week regarding the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. "There exists in …
Read More »US bill proposes investigation of violent games
National Academy of Sciences would be tasked to study effects of violence in games and other media
Read More »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. A Church of England general synod meeting saw the subject of game content re-treaded, with the council calling on the …
Read More »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 after they have played. Jane Barnett and her colleagues will present their results presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual …
Read More »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. Underneath an eerie headline of ‘Oh yes.. There will be blood…’ a Brash press release sent out today reveals the title will be released in October next year …
Read More »ELSPA responds to PMs 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 the tabloid’s spin on the story, Brown’s opinion on games has not changed. We were obviously concerned by the Prime …
Read More »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 and the consumer. When asked if the PEGI/BBFC rating process might have to change, she answered: It’s something I’m thinking …
Read More »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 re-examined over the next year. As part of its recent Violence in Games Special, MCV spoke to Zamo about the …
Read More »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 government investigation into the issue, violence in games has never been a bigger issue than it is now. As part …
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