Video Game Violence

WikiLeaks: Call of Duty

Mark Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Levine

As each new revelation comes to light, I can't help thinking, why was this secret in the first place? Wouldn't it be better if diplomats shared their concerns openly -- rather than hiding them from the public?

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Cuba Denounces 'Virtual' Castro Plot In 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'

AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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HAVANA — Cuba harshly criticized a new video game in which U.S. special operations soldiers try to kill a young Fidel Castro, saying Wednesday t...

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Video Games Deserve Free Speech Protection, Groups Argue

InformationWeek | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) on Monday said that they had filed an amicus brief with the court...

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Violent Video Games Hurt Teens With Mental Issues, Harmless Otherwise

switched.com | By Amar Toor — Jun 10th 2010 at 8:10AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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The debate surrounding the effect of violent video games on today's youth is a pretty contentious one: some insist that superfluous exposure to violen...

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Seal Hunting Game Gets Denied By Apple, Designer Calls Foul (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Is virtual seal hunting offensive? According to Apple, it is. The company rejected an iPhone game designed by a Canadian software engineer, where the ...

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Schools Use Violent Video Game To Shock Children About Violence

The Guardian | Rachel Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Primary school children are being shown images from the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto in a project designed to prevent them from becoming ...

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Violent Video Vames Linked To Violent Thought, Action: STUDY

The Checkup | Posted 05.25.2011

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A study in the March issue of Psychological Bulletin, a journal of the American Psychological Association, shows that playing violent video games incr...

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The Science Fiction of Military Marketing

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sirota

Video games don't encourage individuals to be violent as much as they legitimize the broader concept of violence as acceptable. That's particularly true when the military embraces that theory.

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