Video: Sorry, but I like violent video games

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Video games are under attack again and in a show of solidarity, I explain why violent video games don't cause violence and more importantly, why I support them.

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Topics:: HDTV,; Digital Home,; Microsoft,; Living Room

Tags:: Video,; video games,; violence,; Sony,; Microsoft,; Nintendo,; Playstation 3,; Xbox 360,; Wii

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by aztec92154 January 13, 2009 5:41 PM PST: Happy b-day Don! Also, I agree. There is no link between violent video games and violent people.; Like this Reply to this comment


by JandroG January 13, 2009 6:07 PM PST: Happy Birthday Don! I already made my point in your post but glad you addressed it in the video. I think the video game community speaks up at these times but should really try and stop these things from happening. Not that we haven't tried.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ktaylor100 January 14, 2009 8:47 AM PST: Happy B-day!; Like this Reply to this comment


by ktaylor100 January 14, 2009 8:56 AM PST: Oops! for belated B-day.; Like this Reply to this comment

by Inconnux January 14, 2009 12:07 PM PST

I love violent video games but I don't want a gun and you would have to send me to jail before I would be sent to a foreign country to shoot people.

Congress causes people to be violent... They send people over to foreign countries to shoot them for oil!

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by Brad S. S. January 15, 2009 10:31 AM PST: "They send people over to foreign countries to shoot them for oil..." Well, they can't make discs out of wheat (yet).; Like this

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