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Every time a violent act occurs in the real world someone seems to find a link to the violence in video games. It's never just one game, either. Video games, as a media, are considered violen... more
Whenever this gets brought up in a discussion on violence in videogames, I roll my eyes. Too violent for who, for what? For society? To be accepted as an art form? Too violent for parents, who ... more
Humans are monsters. It's simply said, but I think it's true. We crave violence, whether we want to admit it or not. Of course we are not bloodthirsty, gore-craving things on the surface of a pla... more
Salida dear readers, my name is Jim aka "OpiumHerz" and as some of you may already guess by that nickname: I am german. With the blog series "The worst thing about censorship is ██ ... more
Since most of us were kids, we've heard the same damn things about violence in video games; that it's wrong, evil, promotes violence on Earth, shapes our minds into killers, ect. There have been ... more
As far back as I can remember into my childhood, videogames have always been violent murder simulators, training children to be efficient killers who have no ounce of compassion or regard for h... more
Before going any further into this site-wide discussion, let's take a moment to reaffirm what it is that we're talking about here. , ostensibly the topic at hand, like it or not, is absolutel... more
Before last weekend, I could honestly say that I've never walked out on a movie. That was before I went to see . I'm not going to sugar coat it or try to defend my delicate ego, I couldn't h... more
I put it to you dear reader that violence is just another tool to tell stories, one which can be used well by a skilled craftsman or poorly by an unskilled one. Rather than blaming the tool ... more
Salida dear readers, my name is Jim aka "OpiumHerz" and as some of you may already guess by that nickname: I am german. With the blog series "The worst thing about censorship is ██ ... more
You were a worthy opponent, my friend. I admit, if I didn't nail that Perfect Active Reload and got that extra damage boost on my Lancer, you would've gotten me with that Hammerburst you were h... more
9 people die in the Shakespeare’s story of . At least 3 die in . One of Shakespeare’s earlier works, , is also quite the gore-fest. In the hero violently kills monsters and men alike. In Rome ... more
Violence in games. ...hello? Is anyone still reading? I can't blame you for glossing over this and moving on; the nature of violent entertainment - particularly in our favorite industry - is ... more
Violence is a part of the culture of entertainment of our world. Movies, TV, and video games have made violence such an ingrained part of the media we consume you almost have to actively put fort... more
Dude, violent games rule. Because it’s fucking fun you know? I am getting sick and tired of these liberal pussies whining about this shit. They need to get their heads out of their asses, and lis... more
I'll admit, when I first read the that seemed to spark this whole thing off, at least with regards to , I was confused. "Why are people harping on about this and not the fact that is such an... more
So violence in video games. It is something to worry about slightly. When you try and tell friends/family about a game you may be playing and how amazing it is, realistically should you be saying... more
Violence in the videogame industry receives more than its fair share of attention. Some people blame the increasing amount of violence and the increasing realism of that violence in videogames ... more
I honestly don't care how violent videogames are. I'm much more concerned about how much the industry pushes it into my face. Yes, killing "virtual people" is satisfyingly fun at times but that... more
Meet preacher Witting, the most violent figure in . He's a blind priest. His sacred duty is to guard Columbia's entrance. He cleanses you of your ghastly sins from the Sodom below, and birth... more
Coming home from grade school, you gallantly skip across the grass and enter your humble home. You come into the living room where there yonder sits your angelic mother who, with a permanent s... more
There has been a lot of hub bub about violence in video games here recently. This type of introductory sentence is completely redundant, because most people reading this have probably read the nu... more
I've never played a game, in my life, and said it was too violent. In fact, violence is what drew me in. Super Mario was great because I was KILLING creatures and bosses, in my way. Call of Duty ... more
, It was near the end of the movie, where a female walks inside the home and sees a man watching TV. The woman saunters her way behind the man. She reaches for his neck and snaps it. The man i... more
Let's get something straight right off the bat: violence works in videogames. In most games it makes sense to make violence the main mechanic; it's an established trope and the execution is obvio... more
Violence is a fun subject, one I think we see talked about a lot but I don't think we see a lot of the right conversations being addressed or discussed. So this isn't going to be about how viol... more
Salida dear readers, my name is Jim aka "OpiumHerz" and as some of you may already guess by that nickname: I am german. With the blog series "The worst thing about censorship is ██ ... more
Violence in games is nothing new, but with new technology we are able to render in gruesome detail what was merely the psychotic fever dream of a very.....lets say interesting few. Now we can not... more
Violence has been a touchy subject on the video game industry for a while now, as more games get increasingly violent, the question of what is too far gets asked. BioShock Infinite seems to be th... more
Most of this blog post comes from mulling over , but I think its high proximity to playing and made me really think about the subject of violence in entertainment. To be fair, the subject of v... more
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