@Scardoll: In theory, though, that could actually work. Gaming would allow people to exhaust their rage, making them less violent.
Of course, in practice, well... just take a look at Columbine (apparently inspired by a shooter).
edited 8th Feb '11 5:55:26 PM by SpartyMcFly
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."In G-Mod, anything is possible so long as you have the tools for it.
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."^^^Too bad you can't face-pose people in RubberFruit-esque ways in real life.
^You can even make your own tools!
^^And that's why I added a point that even games with actual rape in them would still be unlikely to make people become rapists.
edited 8th Feb '11 5:58:17 PM by RocketDude
Alright then, fair enough.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!With no studies that present a currently non-disproved theory that gaming causes these problems, they're basically just making empty claims and backing them up with the Slippery Slope Fallacy. Furthermore, claiming that ESRB ratings are worthless because they're not retailer-enforced is a bad argument. Parents of small children should at least be able to know what their child is playing, and if it turns out that the kid bought something the parents are uncomfortable with they don't have to support him playing it.
I'm too amused by these antics to get angry about them.
It's not just nerd rage. To pin the blame on something like video games takes public focus away from the actual causes of rape or murder.
Violent crime rates in the United States.
However, using that sort of example is like using Mark David Chapman as evidence that books increase violence. If we look at the actual amount of violent crime in the United States, there has been a decrease since the rise of first person shooters like Doom.
Of course, I don't think video games caused that decrease. Correlation does not equal causation. I just think it's foolish to say that video games cause violence when there's evidence to the contrary.
edited 8th Feb '11 6:09:08 PM by Scardoll
Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.They considered mass murderers like Hitler to be an inspiration, and recorded a few videos dictating their views. Those teens were scum.
edited 8th Feb '11 6:13:06 PM by Scardoll
Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.No shit. Scum has existd long before videogames existede - people like Hitler, Ghengis Khan and Atilla the Hun found ways to be horrible without ever playing videogames. But this is simply Hitler Ate Sugar - videogames aren't bad cause two fucked up losers liked them
edited 8th Feb '11 6:18:33 PM by Indigo_Dingo
Reading through the article, I noticed something.
The dialogue contains numerous jokes and comments that reference sexual acts, venereal diseases, and having sex with one's mother (e.g., "Guess I know where the ol' gal got that limp."). The names of some Skillshots are infused with sexual innuendo (e.g., Gag Reflex, Rear Entry, Drilldo, Mile High Club); one Skillshot (i.e., Fire in the Hole) allows players to shoot at enemies' exposed buttocks.
The funny thing is, if you click on the actual link to the page, here is the full description.
Apparently, sprays of blood and chopped off limbs are too graphic for Fox to have in an article... Despite the fucking picture on the article. Or are bleeped out swear words "too graphic?"
Why must so much journalism be filled with weaselly words and bullcrap?
edited 8th Feb '11 6:28:12 PM by Scardoll
Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.The Depressed Non-Activist Cynics Party?
Somehow, I don't think that idea will go very far.
edited 8th Feb '11 6:51:17 PM by Scardoll
Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.

Nope, didn't think so.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!