Do violent videogames make people violent?

The evidence seems to suggest both, so i leave it to you. Do violent videogames make people violent?

No

Been gaming for almost 20 years and nope, I haven't killed anyone yet, maybe I need to play even more violent games.

90% of the games I play are violent, and I've never been a fight.

they make me angry. so yes. if i play cod or something i feel slightly more angry throughout my day for no reason. maybe i'm a serial killer!

I always find this argument quite absurd, apparently games are the debil but violent movies are not. One looks more realistic, one gives us some control over what happens. If someone ends up going on a rampage a game didn't set it off, this person already had deep mental problems or they ended up snapping for some reason.

Not at all, though I do think it's funny that a lot of people think Playing GTA = Instant killing spree.

I've been playing a lot of Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood multiplayer lately.

i have had the urge recently to stab someone with a hidden blade...

[spoiler] no [/spoiler]

people are already violent, games have nothing to do with it

Toothpaste makes me more violent.KHAndAnime

if the people playing the violent games aren't capable of being independent outside of video games.. then yes. otherwise, no.

I don't think so

No.

not a single modicum

Not in the least. I've been playing violent video games all of my life and I've only killed a handful of people.

No. How the person is raised determines whether they become violent or not. If your parents taught you why you shouldn't be violent, and not just what you shouldn't do but WHY as well, then there is no reason for the person to become violent unless due psycological condition. Its the way someone is raised, not videogames which make one violent.

Nope.

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Definitely not; people were extremely violent long before the days of video gaming arrived.

No, lol, that's stupid. I don't know who came up with that, but it sure is ridiculous. I laugh whenever I hear it.It seems that most of the people who use this excuse know little to nothing about the games they are accusing in the first place anyway.Ever think the violent nature came before the game and these people may be just playing out their fantasies by playing the game? Or maybe, it totally unrelated to the game and they just happened to be both violent and like the game (most likely).

Since video games have become more popular there has been less crime this past decade in the US and Europe and a study showed that violent video games only increase the violence in people who are already violent.

Also there was that mother who killed here baby over Farmville, so it's more because of the individual

No! Games can't just make someone violent...

More likely that violent people play violent video games. Not to say that all people who play violent video games are violent, of course.chessmaster1989

No, but they certainly give me some clever ideas.

[spoiler] rocket jump 8) [/spoiler]

Violent people make people violent.

Also there was that mother who killed here baby over Farmville, so it's more because of the individual

ZIVX

Because FarmVille is extremely violent.

No, I play Gears of War, and you don't see me chainsawing people in half. :P

considering how many people play video games, and how few of those people are violent enough to warrant concern...no, I'd say video games do not make people violent.

I would go so far as to argue video games make people less violent, provided they are played in context and by appropriate age groups. To me, video games are an outlet...I know that if I take my Baseball Bat + 2 and bash my neighbor's head in because I think he is an Ogre, bad things will happen to him, me, and everyone that cares about us.

No.

And why the hell do so many people think "video games" is one word? It's not "videogames"! It's "video games"!

:evil:

No.

And why the hell do so many people think "video games" is one word? It's not "videogames"! It's "video games"!

:evil:

gamerguru100

No. If they did, I would probably be a serial killer by now.

No. If they did, I would probably be a serial killer by now.

GD-1369211121

if killing in Video Games was considered murder id be going to Hell a Billion times over what with the amount of armies ive destroyed lands ive burned and innocents ive killed :twisted:

They don't make me violent. They have made me think about violent scenarios on a common basis though :(