As I type this, I’ve got my Serious Face on. I’m sure most of you are aware of the fuss California is kicking up around the proposed ban on sale of violent videogames to minors. Team Schwarzenegger has been trying to implement this new ruling in California since 2005, but has had little luck thanks to the Freedom of Speech …

A study conducted by Texas A&M International University has found that both male and female young adults who played violent games following a stressful task exhibited diminished levels of depression, hostility, and stress. “In this study, 103 young adults were given a frustration task and then randomized to play no game, a non-violent game, a violent game with good versus …

You may recall a few weeks back we asked for some submissions for my sister, who lectures a Criminology class, and her upcoming videogame debate. The idea behind the debate was to discuss whether or not violent videogames themselves were responsible for violent behaviour and whether we should be censoring them or restricting their sales. The results are in and …

Germany has ludicrously draconian laws regarding the sale of violent video games. Australia doesn’t quite, but a glitch in the law system prevents games with adult-themed videogame content from being sold, effectively banning them. Looks like we may be adding Brazil to the list of countries to not be a gamer in, as Senator Valdir Raupp has penned legislation that …

Paediatricians, not to be mistaken for kiddy fiddlers, have apparently established an irrefutable causal link between media violence and untoward aggression in children. The American Academy of Paediatrics claims that "The evidence is now clear and convincing: media violence is one of the causal factors of real-life violence and aggression," particularly outing the music industry for glamorising sex, drugs, alcohol, …

You’ve seen a million of them and most probably signed half but have you ever seen one actually have any effect on real life? Well for once the Internet has joined forces for good and an online petition has accomplished what it set out to do. Recently some nimrod in the German government decided it would be a good idea …

Two idiots in Canada (yup not the USA this time) have been banned from playing violent video games for a year by a judge. Apparently for no real reason they decided to break into a friends house, cause $25 000 worth of damage and then nuke the family cat to death. For this they get banned from playing video games …