Added: 21.05.2013 8:19 | 11 views | 0 comments


Video games are once again under scrutiny from both the government and media as a result of the outbreak of violence over the last year. Are they truly to blame? Or are we forgetting something?

Added: 20.05.2013 8:18 | 13 views | 0 comments


Mark from DC writes: I wrote a question piece a little while ago asking where the place of violence was in video games in response to the few critics that jumped on Their Little Ponies and said that Hey, BioShock Infinite didnt even need to be violent!. More often than not, these same critics had previously shouted praise at Tomb Raider and the love they felt for her because she was vulnerable and just trying her best.

Added: 13.05.2013 2:18 | 14 views | 0 comments


GE: With Grand Theft Auto V taking a lot of the headlines in the news recently I started to get a craving to play the games predecessor, Grand Theft Auto IV. Despite my original thoughts of the game, Ive actually been having a blast with it. But then I started to wonder, what makes the violence on screen seem so offensive to some people? Thats when it occurred to me that I look at it from a different perspective than most.

Added: 08.05.2013 10:17 | 22 views | 0 comments


EuroGamer - There's a great moment in an early Simpsons episode, 'Lisa the Vegetarian', when after watching an Itchy Scratchy cartoon Lisa notes the violence carries a serious message. Bart counters that it's just about laughing at people getting hit, and as he moves to leave the room Homer slams open the door in his face. The twin poles of chin-stroking and gratuity, brought together by slapstick - and a perfectly timed punchline. Violence as entertainment, in a nutshell.

Added: 02.05.2013 11:17 | 14 views | 0 comments


Call of Duty, Halo 4, Far Cry, Borderlands all violent games, yes, but the real damage is being done by those that conceal their violence behind a duplicitous family-friendly wrapping. Yesterday The Guardian published a feature entitled Violence and guns in best-selling video games that, to be fair to it, included an absolutely LOVELY interactive graph.

Added: 23.04.2013 15:17 | 21 views | 0 comments


Sometimes there something within a game that really gets to us

Added: 18.04.2013 5:18 | 25 views | 0 comments


Armless Octopus takes a quick look at the current hot button topic of violence in video games and why it's really not as big a deal as everyone (gamers included) make it out to be.