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• Lyndon LaRouche Continues Anti-Video Game Crusade Despite Report Findings

  Published: September 10, 2007, 5:19 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Lyndon Larouche, V0tech, Video Game Violence, Virginia Tech

  and his addiction to killer video games. GamePolitics is quick to point out that there is no mention of Cho’s being addicted to killer video games in the V-Tech Report. There is also no mention of video games in the Washington Post article LaRouche references in his tirade. The bizarre part is that LaRouche would reference the Post at all

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• EA CEO: TV Violence Is Just as Bad as Video Game Violence

  Published: September 16, 2007, 3:37 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Electronic Arts, Game Companies, Electronic Arts Ceo, Royal Television Societys Cambridge Convention, Television Violence, Video Game Violence

  here? Disney. Their cartoon violence is over the top. via GamesIndustry.biz ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:NY Senate Cracks Down on Video Game ViolenceViolent Video Games and Second Life Named Again as a Real World RiskBlockbuster's Top 10 Rentals, Spider-Man 3 Still a HitThree New Studies On Violence in Video Games and TV ShowsViolent

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• Study: Violent TV, Video Games Make Adults More Violent [Fox News]

  Published: December 5, 2007, 6:40 pm

  Tags: Fox News, Only In The U S, Study, Video Game Violence, Violence

  to violent television in video games were more likely to assault their spouses. Women were comparably more likely to have thrown things at their spouses or assaulted another adult. The study's fact sheet makes note of the fact that as the popularity of video games has increased since the 1990s, violent crime has decreased. Furthermore, it

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• Tom Brokaw Deems Blogs, Video Games "Cancerous" [Dinosaurs]

  Published: December 9, 2007, 1:00 am

  Tags: Dinosaurs, Tom Brokaw, Video Game Violence, Violence, Virginia Tech

  murderer Cho Seung Hui's videotaped hate-filled monologue. He wasn't concerned about a series of imitators who might also want their hundreds of hours of airtime. No, he was concerned about, of course, video games. Brokaw pointed to games and, curiously, blogs as "cancerous." His full comment on two of the 21st century horsemen of the

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• Two For One Special On Stupid Game Crimes [Crime]

  Published: January 8, 2008, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Crime, Postal 2, South, Tony Hawk S Underground 2, Video Game Violence

  the movie "Fight Club" and a video game, "Tony Hawk's Underground 2." I know what you are thinking. It was only a matter of time before THUG2 made somebody crack. In the video game, the mission is to complete what is called a "destruction tour." Characters are rewarded bonuses for destroying or stealing objects. The emphasis of the game is

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• Jack Thompson Threatens To Sue Northern Illinois University

  Published: February 18, 2008, 12:46 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Counter Strike, Freedom Of Information, Freedom Of Information Act, Illinois Freedom, Jack Thompson, Kazmierczak, Killers, Killing Sprees, New York Post, Public Safety Department, School Massacres, Valentine S Day, Video Game Violence, Video Game Violence D

  Apparently, he has provided GamePolitics with a copy of the fax he sent this morning to the university's public safety department in Dekalb, Illinois. I find this interesting considering he offered to help NIU just the other day. At the same time, this move isn’t exactly surprising. As I have said before, NIU has a lot more to worry

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• The Violent Gaming Book To Buy Your Parents [Video Game Violence]

  Published: March 3, 2008, 10:20 am

  Tags: Books, Children, Parents, Required Reading, Video Game Violence

  their reasons for playing video games with an eye on how those motivations were different between different subgroups, such as children that showed signs of attention deficit disorder and depression. The findings indicate that many children see video games as a way to work out their aggression in a safe environment, or to help them feel less

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• Girl Scout Creates Video to Educate Parents on Video Games

  Published: June 4, 2008, 8:33 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games, Colleen Stone, Content, Educate, Esrb, Game Rates, Girl Scout, Hillary Clinton, National Institute On Media Amp Family, Parents, Seminar, Video, Video Game Violence

  to educate parents on game content and ratings. Stone credits Hillary Clinton for inspiring her to make a 10-minute video that includes seminar footage. I guess it all started when Hillary Clinton started getting public about video games and video game violence. It was just a blatant disregard for first amendment rights That was a

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• Audience Member That Exposed Aussie Politicians' Ignorance is Website Editor

  Published: July 28, 2008, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Bethesda, Computer, Fallout, Game Companies, Game Platforms, Gamer Life, Games, Joaby, Australian Politicians, Fallout 3, Gamearena, Ratings System, Video Game Ratings, Video Game Violence

  in the general media about video games. via GamePolitics ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:Aussie Politicians Out of Touch With Video Games; Game Violence, R Ratings, Rape in Games and Fallout 3ECA Contest: Submit Videos for the YouTube Republican DebateUK Parliament Member Proposes Violent Video Game BanTwo Worlds Patch Fixes Radeon Card

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• MadWorld Violence Concerns Worry Mediawatch-uk [Madworld]

  Published: August 12, 2008, 11:40 am

  Tags: Madworld, News, Nintendo, Parents, Platinumgames, Sega, Video Game Violence, Wii

  goes on to worry that the game will spoil the family-friendly image of Nintendo's console in the same way that Manhunt 2 completely managed not to. By far the most interesting thing about the Mail Online Article is the title, "Parents horrified as most violent video game ever to launch on 'family friendly' Wii", especially when the article

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• Grand Theft Auto Helps Preteen Rescue Family From Crashed Car [Grand Theft Auto]

  Published: September 3, 2008, 12:20 pm

  Tags: Grand Theft Auto, Children, Heroism, News, Parents, Top, Video Game Violence

  choose to believe violent games cause violent children, but for us the story can serve as an example of video games teaching us helpful, if relatively inaccurate things. Preteen girl helps family escape crashed vehicle [MyWebTimes]

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