Video Games No Longer "Murder Simulators"

[ProjectWHaT]

http://www.msnbc.com/ronan-farrow/w...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ogames-walking-dead-tomb-raider-papers-please

As we all know, your parents will always say, "video games are bad for you!". But now, with more research, video games are no longer considered bad influences but are now act the same as literature and movies. Thoughts? Opinions?

 

[IneedSchool]

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[Luminis]

I've always been of the opinion that someone has to have some severe psychological issues to actually be influenced by games (or other media, for that matter) to commit homicide. Blaming video games' or other media's influence is hardly more than a sleight of hand to divert people's attention from issues that are harder to resolve. Like social or economical issues. Much easier to just point your finger at the gaming industry, if you're a politician.

Aside from that, yeah, video games aren't that much different from other recreational media, are they? Not very surprising that someone noticed that eventually

 

[Samus]

Dammit, they're making everything arcade these days.