Columbine families sue game companies

By Staff, GameSpotPosted Apr 24, 2001 7:59 pm PT

The families of victims of the high school shooting have filed a lawsuit against a number of entertainment companies.

Two years after the Columbine High School massacre, the families of several victims have filed a lawsuit against a number of entertainment companies, including Nintendo of America, Atari, Sega of America, Activision, Sony Computer Entertainment, AOL Time Warner, Id Software, Virgin Interactive Media, and GT Interactive. The families are seeking $5 billion in punitive damages from a total of 25 entertainment companies. The lawsuit was filed the day before the two-year anniversary of the shootings. Several popular action games were specifically mentioned in the lawsuit, including Doom, Quake, and Redneck Rampage.

AOL Time Warner was aware of the lawsuit and declined to comment on the situation. Sony, Nintendo, Sega, Activision, and GT Interactive were not available for comment. Id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead had yet to see the lawsuit and was unable to issue a statement.

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CJKID14
Posted May 31, 2008 4:47 pm PT

those kids who shot up Columbine took medicine that was later found out to have made ppl insane
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zux2000
Posted Oct 1, 2006 10:57 am PT

I'm tired of this crap, I have played Doom for years and have still don't shoot anybody...
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