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| Violent games don?t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also argues that violent games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 don’t damage gamers’ brains or compel them to commit violent acts, the Associated Press said Friday. The research is on a par with studies pe [..] |
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| Violent games don?t compel gamers to commit violent acts, researchers say A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology by three Florida State University psychologists suggests that playing video games won’t make people smarter. The study also argues that violent games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 don’t damage gamers’ brains or compel them to commit violent acts, the Associated Press said Friday. The research is on a par with studies pe [..] |
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| Attempts To Ban Violent Games In Venezuela Progress [Violent Games] The Associated Press reports that the Venezuelan government's attempts to ban violent video games such as Counter-Strike, is weeks away from passing, though it isn't likely to affect widespread sale of pirated games. While the arguments for and against the ban of viole [..] |
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Have Video Games Gotten More Violent? [Originals] ![Click here to read Mass Effect 2 Carried Over 700 Plot "Hooks" From Original Game Saves - Mass Effect 2 Carried Over 700 Plot "Hooks" From Original Game Saves [Gdc10]](http://cache-03.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/160x120_me2_choices.jpg) This article on GamesRadar has me wondering if violence in video games has gotten more intense ? or is it just more vivid as a result of technology making blood brighter and guts more realistic. The question matters to me because I just got done playing Fallout 3 [..] |
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| Oklahoma's tax on violent games killed The Oklahoma bill that would have placed a 1 percent tax on "violent" video games was viciously murdered by the state's House Revenue and Tax Subcommittee on February 20. The bill, submitted by Representative Will Fourkiller, would have place [..] |
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| No Wii For The Kids: Hidden Costs Compel Console Return [Shopping] It could have happened to any man with any console. But for Chris O'Brien, newspaper columnist, it happened with the Wii. The father of two bought his kids a Wii for Christmas, but returned it. Too many hidden costs.
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| Lawmaker launches assault on violent video games An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed levying a new tax on violent video games. Oklahoma Democrat Will Fourkiller has suggested the tax be applied to all games that receive an ESRB rating, which is intended for adults only. In addition, Fourkiller thinks T-Rated games should also have a tax added to the cost of the games, since some include “simulated gambling.” But a tax on all T-Rated ga [..] |
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