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Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a powerful statement about the effects of “virtual violence” on…

Ah, Brutal Doom. The last place a gore-hungry gamer can go when drowning people in The Sims and exploding opponents’…

Hatred is a game about the wanton slaughter of people fueled by nothing but pure, well, hatred. Its trailer came…

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Video-Game Violence: What Does It Mean? I wrote an article about meaningful game violence as part of The New York Times' year-in-review series. It focuses on a few games we've talked about a lot here, from The Last of Us to BioShock Infinite to Consensual Torture Simulator. Read more