Video game violence - An opinion supported by facts?

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Video game violence - An opinion supported by facts?

Post by Eagle32 » Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:32 pm

http://gr.bolt.com/articles/violence/violence.htm

Quote some of those stats next time you hear someone crying about video game violence.
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Post by Sulley » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:44 pm

Have you seen or heard of the claptrap spouted on FOX News etc re the concerns with Flight Simultators like MSFS being used to train Terrorists, they stopped short of blaming Game Companies for Twin Towers, but there was enough there for the morontic ultra ill-informed lefties to get there hair panties in a bunch....
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Post by Hexx » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:07 pm

Why is it all in japanese, i cant read what im clicking on. anyways thats a pretty cool little game!
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Post by Eagle32 » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:05 pm

LOL. I posted the wrong link :p

Heres the right one. Makes the whole topic make more sense ;)

http://gr.bolt.com/articles/violence/violence.htm
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Post by Noon416 » Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:42 pm

Great article. _b


btw, that other link was amusing. It had me trying to see the correlation between your subject and the game. :larf: :crazy:

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Post by Hexx » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:28 pm

LOL, ROFL, well that other website is a cool game tho!
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