Immature. Wafer-thin plot. Dumb bro game. Just a long-list of dick-jokes. These were some of the criticisms thrown at Bulletstorm (opens in new tab) when it appeared back in February 2011. Didn’t bother me. In fact, I really enjoyed all the creative swears and testosterone-driven plot. In a game about …
Read More »Video games do not cause violence according to former FBI profiler
A former FBI analyst has stated on CBS News: “It’s my experience that video games do not cause violence.” Former FBI Senior Profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole explained her professional stance on the subject in a live debate on Sunday, discussing the link between violent games and the Sandy Hook Elementary …
Read More »Dishonored dev says games can help curb violence
Violent games have reclaimed their status as a global scapegoat for societal ills, and gamers and game makers are nigh-unilaterally trying to shut down the conversation. Dishonored developer Joe Houston thinks games are probably not part of the problem, but he wrote in a Rock, Paper, Shotgun guest editorial that …
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