Violence articles

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  EA will no longer pay gun makers for the right to depict weapons in games

  By Amar Toor on May 8, 2013 03:41 am + 128 comments

  Electronic Arts this week said it will no longer pay gun manufacturers for the right to use branded Continue reading…

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  Death is dead: how modern video game designers killed danger

  By Adi Robertson on March 28, 2013 03:56 pm + 102 comments

  "The word 'Newtown' is something we need to be thinking about and having conversations about." It's Continue reading…

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  The madness of March: why the 'Big Dance' may affect fans' minds more than other sports

  By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 11:20 am + 48 comments

  Are you suffering from any one or more of the following side effects: anger, euphoria, depression, Continue reading…

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  EA CEO says Wii U isn't next-gen, but pledges support for future consoles

  By Sam Byford on January 31, 2013 09:18 pm + 77 comments

  We might not have long to wait to find out the details of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, but Continue reading…

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  Senator proposes study on the effects of violent video games in wake of Sandy Hook shooting

  By Adi Robertson on December 19, 2012 03:52 pm + 193 comments

  Reports that Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza was a gamer have prompted a new round Continue reading…

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  It's time to have a rational discussion on video game violence

  By Kimber Streams on December 18, 2012 01:45 pm + 141 comments

  Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza was a gamer, a discovery which has rekindled the very stale cycle of Continue reading…

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  Social networks targeted by Indian government in crackdown on ethnic violence

  By Louis Goddard on August 21, 2012 12:38 pm + 24 comments

  The Indian government has pressed social networks including Facebook and Twitter to remove Continue reading…

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  Indian government bans bulk SMS messaging in attempt to reduce panic

  By Andrew Webster on August 19, 2012 12:18 am + 64 comments

  The Indian government has imposed a limit on bulk SMS messages to reduce the spread of misleading Continue reading…

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  How Facebook stems the deluge of pornography, violence, and cruelty

  By Jamie Keene on February 17, 2012 08:20 am + 39 comments

  Ever wondered what happens to an image or post after you've hit the report button on Facebook? An Continue reading…

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  Pacifist gamers from 'Skyrim' to 'Battlefield' are conscientious objectors to virtual violence

  By Adi Robertson on January 31, 2012 01:29 pm + 25 comments

  For years, players of games that involve virtual killing — whether it's squishing Goombas in Super Continue reading…